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PAGE 2 28.12.1997 - SPICE Girls get two songs in the end of year charts The Spice girls have finished on a high note for 1997 in the UK with two of there fours Number One songs getting into the top 30 songs of the year. The first is "Mama / WDYTYA" which came in at 21. The Second is "Spice Up your Life" which came in at the 8. This is news is really great as the quality of songs this year in the UK has been very high. ©Spice UK 28.12.1997 - "Too Much" continues to do well in the UK The Spice Girls new single "Too Much" has continued to well in UK with a second week at the top of the charts. The single sold a further 352,000 copies this week and pushs total copies sold towards the 750,000 mark. ©Spice UK 27.12.1997 - SPICE WORLD the movie gets mixed reviews Well the SPICE WORLD movie has finally been released across most parts of Europe to large lines of fans. However the reviews from fans is mixed. Everyone we asked here in the UK agreed that movie was not the worst movie they had ever scene, but alot said they the film had a great chance of doing well, but seemed to have something missing. Again the critics have given mixed reviews with some claiming that the girls should keep to the music industry. ©Spice UK 23.12.1997 - Victoria is getting married A spokeswoman for the Spice Girls has said that Victoria and David Beckham have been engaged since September but a wedding in the near future is unlikely. Victoria's mother has also said that Victoria wants to wait. "Girl power" is a new word in the British dictionary. It's defined as "Feminism espoused by the spice girls". ©Spice Universe 22.12.1997 - Spice Girls Christmas gets Number ONE! The Spice Girls have done it again and have broke all the records in the book. The Spice girls went straight into Number One in the UK charts with the single "Too Much" which has given them the Christmas Number One for a second year. However thats not all because this single is the 6th Number One in a row in the UK. Every single the Spice Girls have released has been a number one. Speaking earlier on the UK Pepsi Chart show the girls said they were over the moon and wanted to say a great big thank you to all the fans who have stood by them over the last few months. SPICE UK would also like to say well done to the Spice Girls and also well done to every person in the UK who supported the girls. Now come on the rest of the world, lets get the same result. ©Spice UK 20.12.1997 - SPICE GIRLS DELAY TOUR FOR SINGING LESSONS Reports say THE SPICE GIRLS have delayed next year's world tour due to their terrible live performance. The fivesome are looking to vocal coaches for help, as well as choreographers and stylists. A spokesperson for The Spice Girls says, "They've postponed the dates because they need more time to rehearse." The tour was scheduled to kick off in Denmark February 19, but will now commence in Switzerland at a later date to be confirmed. ©Muchmusic(RapidFax) Personally, their voices are great and they don't need any lessons! 19.12.1997 - Second clash with the Spanish press Yesterday in Madrid for the premiere of their movie "Spice World" the photographers were allowed to take pictures after they signed a contract, but they still booed when the Spice Girls turned around to walk up the stairs at their hotel. Geri turned around and shouted "Shut up queer" in Spanish but at the press conference she hugged some photographers, I guess that her way of saying I'm sorry. Noel from Oasis has referred to the Spice Girls as "those fat idiots" claiming that the release of the Spice Girls' new single has nothing to do with Oasis' decision not to put out their own Christmas single. Today the Spice Girls are in Germany for the premiere of their movie. ©Spice Universe 15.12.1997 - World Premier of Spice World in London Tonight, the world premier showing of Spice World was unveiled in London. Attending are many stars and celebrities including the royal family, Prince Charles, and his sons, William and Harry. Spice World would be released in Canada and the States in January 23. I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! 15.12.1997 - American Music Awards Nomination In January 26, in the American Music Awards. The Spice Girls are nominated for "Best Pop/Rock Band", "Best New Pop/Rock Artist", and "Best Pop/Rock Album". We wish them the greatest of luck!!!!! 09.12.1997 - Congratulations Girls! Last night, in the Billboard music awards, the girls won two great awards: "The Album of the Year" and "New Artist of the Year" Keep up the good work girls and CONGRATULATIONS from all your Spice fans!!!!! 07.12.1997 - Increased Spice World Album sales! During the past few weeks, Spice Girls' new album "Spice World", has increased in sales! This week it sold over 140,000 copies!!!!! This is not only because of the Christmas season, but also because of the increased demand for a copy of the Spice Girls new single "Too Much", which will be coming out December 15th! GREAT JOB EVERYONE!! If you still don't have the album, buy it NOW! It's amazing and the perfect stocking stuffer! 06.12.1997 - Spice Girls Dolls Here they are, the long awaited for Spice Girls dolls are now out for you fans. They are currently being sold in the following countries; UK, USA, Canada, Spain, France, and Germany. For all you Canadians out there, they are in the $30 - $35 range. In the UK, they are about £16.99 and in the States about $25.00. Go get them before they're all gone. They make the ideal present for the Christmas Season. 03.12.1997 - Smash Hits The Spice Girls received one award at this years Smash Hits awards. The Spice Girls were voted Best British Act, however the album SPICE got 3rd place in the Best album of 1997. However it was not all good news for the girls at this years Smash Hits, because the single "Spice up your Life" was voted the worst single of 1997 and Geri was voted worst dressed female singer. The show was dominated by US groups such as Hanson and Back Street Boys which picked up most of the awards. The Spice Girls will be back next year to kick there buts. Watch Out! ©Spice Center 27.11.1997 - FAN-tastic Award The Spice Girls won the FAN.tastic award at the Billboard Music Awards. The award was voted by fans on the internet. ©The Spice Centre/James Dey 1997 THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THE GIRLS! AND TO ALL THOSE DEDICATED SPICE FANS! 26.11.1997 - "Too Much" single RELEASED! The Spice Girls just recently released their new single "Too Much"! And all I can say is that it's amazing, same with anything else they have done in the past! Check it in the Multimedia section! 26.11.1997 - Girls at Capital FM The Spice girls were at Capital FM this week to chat with 50 very very very!! lucky competition winners on the net! Outside hundreds of people gathered in search of the 5 beautiful girls from Britain!! Want to know what the girls had to say? Here is the transcript to their chat conversation with the fans! 23.11.1997 - Spicy Specials! Dec. 2 - The Spice Girls appear in a one hour special called "Too Much" in UPN at 9:00pm (EST) Dec. 5 - An appearance in the Jay Leno Show! Also guest starring; Neve Cambell and Ben Affleck. Also, don't forget on Dec. 8 (8:00-10:00pm EST) on Fox. The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS! It's going to be an exciting week in the tube! 23.11.1997 - Spice Girls angry at the British media The girls are angry at the British media for releasing all these rumours about the five Spices. Apparently the British media has released all these rumours which were UNTRUE! The girls are offended by this especially coming from their home country. The girls also mentioned that they have recieved a lot of support from the rest of the world but surprised not to be getting as much from Britain. The country whom they expected full support from. 17.11.1997 - It's time to kill all the rumors! The five girls appeared on the balcony of their hotel on Sunday in Italy and performed two songs to the cheers of hundreds of fans below. "The girls are closer than they have ever been following the recent bad publicity," said their newly appointed publicity boss Alan Edwards. "They are remarkably calm tonight and are determined not to dwell on the past. They want to assure all their fans that they are not splitting up and they are very concerned that they have been given an untrue view over the past few days." Mr. Edwards said the girls were very upset by the events in Spain last week when they were booed off stage by photographers in Barcelona during an awards evening, but want to put it behind them. The band will be in Paris for most of the week where they will promote their new film, Spice World, and will hold a press conference on Tuesday. It was at that session that it had been rumored they might announce their split. But Mr. Edwards said: "They will talk about the film and I don't even think they will mention anything about the rumored split unless they are asked." She strongly denied reports that she had disappeared on Saturday for a secret pre-dawn rendezvous with Simon Fuller. Emma has also denied she was having an affair with Simon Fuller. Emma dismissed the claims. She told British tabloid The Sun: "Do I look like the sort of girl who'd fancy someone with dyed hair? Actually, Simon had to go because he forgot the words to Wannabe. That was unforgivable." Mr. Edwards said: "Emma has sworn to me that she was with the band all day and the girls have all backed her up. She said she was very surprised by it." Mr. Edwards also said that Posh Spice Victoria Adams "laughed" at a report that she was preparing to wed her England footballer boyfriend David Beckham. ©Spice Universe 17.11.1997 - Spice Girls at Billboard Music Awards The Spice Girls will perform during the eighth annual Billboard Music Awards, joining such acts as Aerosmith, LeAnn Rimes and Jamiroquai. The show, hosted by actor/comedian David Spade, will be broadcast live on Fox from 8-10 p.m. EST on Dec. 8th from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Presenters include LL Cool J, Hanson, Busta Rhymes, Meredith Brooks and The Backstreet Boys. ©Spice Universe 16.11.97 - Great Sign! The girls recently held a meeting with their record company, Virgin Records. They talked about looking for a new manager and how it's going to be tough these upcoming months. From this, the girls began to sing: ".... all you need is positivity!" :^) We wish them all the luck in the world that they get through this period! 14.11.1997 - Spice Girls Booed off Stage! Ohhh nooo!!!! Bad news for the girls when they were booed off the stage after holding a Spanish award ceremony. They apparently didn't come on stage until all the photographers had left. When the girls finally came out, they were met by a booing impatient crowd in the National Palace Concert Hall in Barcelona. 12.11.1997 - Spice Girls lose their song writers Apparently, song writers Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe had a contract with ex-manager Simon Fuller. Meaning, they were forced to leave the Spice Girls. This is very testy time for the our band. I hope more than anything that the girls pull through. 12.11.1997 - No love between manager Simon Fuller and Emma Bunton Fuller has denied the rumours that are flying around mentioning an affair between him and Emma 11.11.1997 - Album sales lower than expected The new album "Spice World" which started selling last Monday has sold a total of 195,000 copies in it's first week. But the problem is that it is much lower than expected compared to the first album "SPICE". A total of 1½ million copies of "Spice World" had been shipped for sales, but fans have not yet bothered. If you have not yet brought a copy of the new album, PLEASE! buy a copy and help put the girls back on top. The new album contains some of the greatest tracks you'll ever hear in your life! 10.11.1997 - New Manager? After firing Manager Simon Fuller on Wednesday it has now been revealed that the girls have personally approached "First Avenue Management" to manage them. However Simon Fuller will recieve £10 million pay-off for his sacking and also recieve royalties until the year 2001. It also has become clear that the reason for that they sacked Fuller was because the girls have become fed up with the punishing work timetable he dictated and the strict regulations he imposed on their private lives. 9.11.1997 - Rumors why Simon Fuller was sacked The girls have felt that their schedules have been far too grueling over the last three months and that Fullers intrusion into their private lives has been excessive, to say the least. Another factor is the holiday taken by Fuller and Baby Spice, back in August, in the South of France, which, seemingly, infuriated the others. 9.11.1997 - New record Massive demand for 'Spiceworld' has put the girls back into the record books again. The album, released November 3rd, has had advance orders of 1.4 million copies, beating the previous highest of 1.1 million for Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' in 1984. The album's global orders have reached more than 6 million. To advertise the album in the UK, Virgin Records has decorated 40 London taxis with artwork featuring the group. 8.11.1997 - Statement from the Spice Girls and 19 Management Statement from a spokesman for Simon Fuller at 19 Management: We confirm that there is to be a parting of the ways between the Spice Girls and 19 Management. It's been great for us to be a part of the success of the girls over the last two years. This is very much the girls' ideas and we wish them the very best of luck in the future. Simon does not really want to say much more. He is resting in Europe. Mr. Fuller nor 19 Management felt shocked at the the outbreak of genuine 'Girl Power'. It's been talked about for a few days. It wasn't a big bombshell. Things come to an end naturally sometimes and the girls are going onwards and upwards and we wish them our best. They are five very talented, successful, motivated women who know what they want and Simon is a brilliant manager and the girls are now empowered to go on to new heights. Statement from the Spice Girls: We feel in our hearts that this is the right decision for us. We would like our fans to know that we are positive and excited about the future. 8.11.1997 - Spice Grils manager, Simon Fuller fired!!! The Spice Girls have fired their manager Simon Fuller. "We feel from our hearts that this is the right decision for us" they informed in a joint statement. Geri Halliwell is reported to have played a major role in the decision. The precise reason is unknown. The Spice Girls will be in Düsseldorf in Germany on the 19 of December 1997 for the premier of their movie. !NEWS PAGE 1!

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