The Spice Girls Rehearse for Olympics Performance

  Earlier this month, fans of the Spice Girls were delighted to find out that the girl band was reuniting for the first time in 5 years to perform at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony.

 Even though none of the girls had officially confirmed the news, there is now proof that the performance is going to take place next sunday as Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel B and Mel C were all seen rehearsing their dance routines yesterday in East London.

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 Are you excited to see the Spice Girls back together on stage?

Spice Girls To Perform At Olympics Closing Ceremony

  It´s the news many fans have been waiting for! The Spice Girls will perform together once again!

 According to The Hollywood Reporter the girl band will reunite to perform at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony. 

 Rumour has it they will perform two songs ("Wannabe" is most likely to be one of them) and would join other pop stars such as George Michael, The Who, Take That and Jessie J for the show on Aug.12.

 In fact, Victoria Beckham expressed her excitement during a radio interview last Thursday by saying:

  "I don't know about a comeback tour, but I loved being back with the girls...we are very excited about the Olympics."

 What do you guys think? Are you excited for more girl power?

Spice Girls Launch "Viva Forever" Musical

  The Spice Girls have reunited for the first time since their reunion tour back in 2008 to launch their upcoming musical Viva Forever which will be opening at Piccadilly Theatre this December. 

 Viva Forever will feature the band´s most popular music and was written by Jennifer Saunders and produced by Judy Cramer, the creative mind behind the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!

   Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Melanie B and Victoria Beckham arrived at the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, the location where the band filmed the music video for the group's debut single 'Wannabe'. In fact, that same track was released exactly 16 years ago today (June 26).

 

Are you excited to see the Spice Girls back together? Will you be checking out Viva Forever?

Geri Halliwell Talks New Music

 Geri Halliwell has been busy lately with the launching of her Union Jack collection for Next.

 However the Spice Girl confirmed that she´s putting the final touches to a currently-untitled fourth studio LP that she plans to release in the near future:

 "I am very excited. I am in the studio and an announcement is imminent. I've been mastering my album and I'm really excited that my pop career is about to come back."

 Halliwell also took time to comment on the upcoming Spice Girls musical.

 Check out the video above to see what she has to say about that!

Emma Bunton Introduces Son Tate Lee

  Former Spice Girl, Emma Bunton, delivered her second son Tate Lee on May 6 and has introduced him to the world on the latest issue of Hello! magazine.

 Emma also spoke about the special relationship she has with the other members of the Spice Girls and how they are all still close:

 “After I gave birth to Tate, the first bouquets through the door were from Victoria, Geri and Mel (Chisholm). They came with little notes and that is always special to me, to get those from the girls. We always make time for each other. Mel C. came to visit me in hospital and she got quite emotional — we do get very emotional for each other ”

 Not only that, but Bunton also reveals how their children have also developed a special bond:

 "It was lovely because Beau (Bunton´s eldest son with fiancé Jade Jones] was there playing with Mel´s little girl Scarlet,” Bunton adds. ”Now our kids are friends too and as they grow, it will be wonderful to watch them all and the different stages in their lives. ”

 Emma still hasn´t met Victoria Beckham´s new baby girl, Harper Seven, but she´s confident it will happen in the near future:

 “As soon as we can possibly meet up, we will — that’s how it’s always been. But for the moment we’re making do with emails. The fact our new babies are so close in age means we have lots to talk about. We’ve been swapping bits of advice and photos and sharing our excitement.”

Mel B Plans To Release New Music This Year

 Mel B, has confirmed her plans to release new solo material this year. The former Spice Girl who is currently pregnant with her third child, has not released an album since 2005.

 The singer spoke to Metro about working on some songs which she plans to have ready in the near future.

 "I've had a studio built in my house, so hopefully I'll get something out this year. Being pregnant means I have a lot of downtime, so I want to get writing. I come from a pop background so that's what I'd like to do."

 Mel also took the time to mention what artists she listens to at the moment:

"My kids and myself love Rihanna and Lady GaGa - all the obvious people - but I can't tell you what direction I'm going to go in until I get more songs under my belt."

 Are you happy that Mel B is returning to the music scene?

Spice Girls Divided Over Unreleased Music

 According to The Mirror, the Spice Girls are divided over the idea of releasing a collection of unreleased tracks for their fans to listen to.

 The tabloid reports that there are around 60 unreleased songs available to choose from but, while Mel B and Mel C are enthusiastic about the idea, the three remaining members of the band (Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham) are against it.

 A source close to the british band has stated:

 "From a possible 60 tracks, three or four would be gua­ranteed No1s and there's definitely a solid album's worth from the songs. Although such a release would generate millions, it's not about the money. Both Melanies want to open up the band to a new generation of fans and keep the memory of the Spice Girls alive. They also believe it's sound commercial sense to keep options open for new work down the line."

 Apparently, Victoria´s successful career in fashion is one of the reasons she won´t get behind the idea:

 "But Victoria has a hugely successful career as a designer and is pregnant. She'd rather distance herself from the group to concentrate on that. She's not keen to revisit the Spice Girls days. Also, if Simon Fuller doesn't feel the timing is right, Emma and Geri don't want to go against him. But it is safe to say this divide is causing friction within the group."

 No word yet on what will happen with the songs, but there is still a project in common that all five girls have backed up; the musical Viva Forever featuring all their hit songs.

 What do you think? Should the Spice Girls release their unheard material to the world?

Mel C: 'I´m Recording Big Dance Hits'

 Melanie C is in the process of recording new material for her next album and she has been bitten by the dance bug. The Spice Girl is collaborating with drag queen and London DJ Jodie Harsh on a number of dance tracks in the vein of her 2000 hit I Turn To You.

 The singer told Dean Piper: "We're in the studio working now. Tomorrow, in fact. There's a lots of writing and studio time booked in and the results are very exciting. Jodie's got a good grasp of what I want to do and we're hoping to return to the 'I Turn To You' days with some big dance hits."

  Harsh, who has previously worked with artists such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor, added: "I've been a fan of Melanie for years so it's a pleasure to be working with her. We're both extremely focused on things right now. So although we may be at a party together, we're going home early and will be up at the crack of dawn."

 Are you happy that Melanie C has decided to return to her dance roots?