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The Spotify streams only account for the few hours it was available in Australia on Thursday. Streams from yesterday, when it was available globally, will be revealed later today.

Katseye have joined the Sweat Squad! 🎉

Melanie is doing a one-off show next year, in what promises to be her biggest solo gig in years. Tickets go on sale on Friday, 24 October, 2025. Those who pre-order the album from the official store get early access to tickets. Event page: https://www.gigsandtours.com/event/melanie-c/o2-academy-brixton/3519572

She would love it. After all, the I Want Candy music video also served fun, camp and sexiness. 😗

https://scenestr.com.au/music/first-listen-melanie-c-s-new-single-sweat-20251017 Before she became Melanie C of the Spice Girls (Sporty Spice), Melanie Chisholm was swept up in the UK’s burgeoning ‘90s rave scene – and her new single ‘Sweat’ (and album of the same name) is a love letter to those formative days. ‘Sweat’ is an invitation to party, to find community on the dance floor, and to rediscover joy in a dark world. Decades after dancing through the Costa Brava rave scene of the early ‘90s, Melanie C channels that same raw energy. The upcoming ninth studio album is her most euphoric to date. Currently lighting up Australian screens as a coach on ‘The Voice Australia’, Melanie filmed the ‘Sweat’ music video, and press shots, down under. The album was recorded between London, Stockholm and Los Angeles. “I’ve done a lot of soul-searching,” Melanie C says. “Now I just want to have some fun and get people dancing again.” From the outset, ‘Sweat’ captures the spirit of a generation which found itself on the dance floor. “When we were young every weekend we’d go out dancing all night long,” she recalls. “In a room of friendly strangers we found the place where we belong.” In 2018, a chance invitation to DJ at a queer club night, Sink The Pink, reignited Melanie’s connection to dance culture. Soon enough, she was spinning at Ibiza institutions like Pacha and Cafe Mambo, and commanding festival crowds across the globe. The new album unites every part of Melanie C’s story: the athlete, the pop icon, the underground DJ, and the teenager in love with rave culture. “There are so many horrific things going on in the world, when you make pop and dance music, it can seem almost churlish. But music is what gets me through tough moments. I’m really happy I am bringing out a joyful record at a very dark time.” ‘Sweat’ Track Listing 1. Sweat 2. Drum Machine 3. WCPGW 4. Til’ It Breaks 5. Pressure 6. Emotional Memory 7. Attitude 8. Good For Nothing 9. Undefeated Champion 10. Cashmere 11. Free To Love 12. One Track Mind 13. Flick Of The Wrist Melanie C’s single ‘Sweat’ is out now. The album is released 1 May, 2026.

Melanie will host a live Q&A on her Instagram before the video premiere:

The Sweat music video trailer is live! 🤩 The music video will premiere tomorrow at 4PM BST.

The music video is gonna be so camp! 🤩

You should have posted it in the single thread. 😉

Melanie & Emma bopping to Sweat: 🤗

Melanie’s on The Breakfast Show with Emma and Jamie on Heart FM tomorrow. I wonder if Sweat will be given a spin considering it isn't even released yet.

If you meant Raye, then you're wrong. Raye’s BRIT nominations were for work she did wth other collaborators. Mark didn't work on her debut album.

Melanie will be in the studio with Scott Mills this Friday to premiere Sweat on Radio 2:

They are both owned by Universal, although Virgin was rebranded as EMI a few years ago.

Virgin Music Group shouldn't be confused with Virgin Records. They are two completely different entities. Virgin Music Group isn't a record label; it just acts as a distributor for independent record labels - in this case, Red Girl.

It's not that uncommon. For example, Tom Grennan announced his new album in late January, and it came out in mid-August. Yes. Unfortunately, nosey and selfish fans leaked the artwork and the release date instead of letting Melanie announce it herself.

Well, last time around people said that she should have put up the album for pre-order as soon as Who I Am was released, so seems like she's doing the right thing this time.

SWEAT. STRETCH. BOUNCE. REPEAT. 🔁

A one minute snippet of Sweat has just been uploaded to Melanie's official YouTube channel. I'm loving what I hear. It sounds IMMENSE.

What do we think?

Versatile Queen! Performing with Nile Rodgers last month:

She has just announced that Sweat will be released on October 17th! Pre-save link: Melanie C - Sweat (Single)Melanie C - Sweat (Single)Listen to content by Melanie C.

True, but the wait from The Sea to Version of Me was almost as long. The difference is that nowadays most albums are released after a long singles campaign, rather than following just one single.

I really think this could go viral. It’s already stuck in my head.