~Victoria Beckham has told mtv.co.uk that her future solo projects will almost certainly feature guest rappers,adding that she hoped to succeed where the other Spice Girls had failed by breaking the American market as a solo artist. Although her forthcoming solo album is made up of pop songs,
Victoria revealed to mtv.co.uk that she would really like to work with somebody on the American hip-hop scene."I would love to get somebody rapping on a track,"she said."It would be great to work with somebody like Eminem but I wouldn't say he would be my number one choice."Victoria added that she would like to tour in the future and planned a big promotional push for the album's US release."I know the producers and the record company want to take this album to America because it was mainly recorded over there and so the style would work over there."I think the problem with a lot of artists is they try to crack America and try and sell back what they do so well themselves,"she continued."I am not doing that.I am not planning to be the next Destiny's Child.That would be ridiculous.I am just doing what I do best;making pop music."Victoria's self-titled solo album is released on October 1.~posted 8/29/01

~Baby Spice is to do a solo UK tour next year.She said she would also be performing live in Europe."I'm hoping early next year to start off in the UK and then travel around
Europe,"she said."I've got loads of ideas for dance routines and costumes.It's going to be very visual.It will be a great show to see. It will be lots of fun."She said she was pleased with the response she had received for her debut solo "A Girl Like Me"."I've written about a lot of emotions that we've all been through,"she said."It's been going really really well.The feedback's been amazing,especially
in Australia and New Zealand and Europe."~posted 8/29/01

~IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR!
Victoria Beckham has revealed exclusively to dotmusic that her son Brooklyn makes a cameo appearance on her forthcoming debut solo album.Posh Spice told us that the two-year-old child was one of the first to hear her solo material.And she explained "He loves 'Every Part Of Me' which is on the album and he does feature a little tiny bit at the beginning".It's just like background noise-he's laughing and giggling.He was on the track by accident and then I played it back and thought it sounded cute,so I decided to leave him on."
Brooklyn's recording debut coincides with Victoria's late bid to join fellow Spice Girls Mel B,Emma,Mel C,and Geri in following the solo path and she
releases a single, 'Not Such An Innocent Girl' on September 17.As well as being a collaborator,it seems Brooklyn is also a keen fan:"He loves 'Not Such An Innocent Girl' said Victoria.He recognises that because he's heard it so many times.He can sing that song."Asked whether he has a favourite Spice Girls track,Victoria said,"I don't know,I suppose he feels quite familiar with all of them because I was pregnant with him when I was on tour."Victoria describes her solo album,on which she's worked with producers including Whitney Houston collaborator Soulshock and Christina Aguliera hitmaker Steve Kipner,as "a good pop album with attitude." "I've spent 18 months recording this album with Brooklyn on one hip and it's been great.... I've really pushed myself vocally and also with my writing."~posted 8/29/01

~THE SPICE GIRLS IN PERSPECTIVE...
VICTORIA BECKHAM aka POSH SPICE
Last year, footballer David Beckham's perennially stylish, Gucci-clad wife reached No 2 with dance anthem Out Of Your Mind,a collaboration with garage outfit Truesteppers.Her self-penned autobiography,Learning To Fly,looks set to fly off the shelves next month.Scheduled for an October release, her own debut album,titled Victoria Beckham,is supposedly packed with personal lyrics,with her writing 9 of the 12
tracks.Not Such An Innocent Girl is an infectious pop ditty, with a futuristic MTV video aimed at showing her raunchier,
darker side.In it,angelic Victoria does battle with devilish Victoria-with jumbo breast implants.Other autobiographical tunes include the dedicated-to-hubby ballad IOU,as well as That Kind Of Girl.She describes one line "drinking
champagne out of paper cups" as being "very me and David". Even her son Brooklyn contributes backing vocals to the song Every Part Of Me."It was a real family affair.I took Brooklyn to work with me as much as possible.He was talking away as I recorded and it sounded so cute that I left it on the record,"said Posh,26."I have spent 18 months putting
this album together-hopefully,people will see that there is a bit more to Victoria Beckham than a pout and trip down
Bond Street."
EMMA BUNTON aka BABY SPICE
After her successful collaboration with Tin Tin Out on What I Am and her solo hit What Took You So Long,Bunton's album A
Girl Like Me is heading our way.And it won't be a lollipop- sucking,high-ponytails,squeaky-clean Baby Spice any more.The MTV video of Bunton's second solo single,Take My Breath Away,released this week,shows her in a black gown riding a black stallion on the beach.In fact,Bunton,25,has been busy writing songs for other artistes,both new and established."I can't give you any names yet but some acts have asked me if
they can have some of the tracks I didn't put on my album," Bunton told Worldpop,adding that she has always been interested in taking a more behind-the-scenes role in the music industry.But she is quick to dispel rumours of a Spice split in an interview with dotmusic.com:"We're always talking about touring again and obviously,we are really
concentrating on solo stuff.We have to give each other that space 'cos we're women and we want to try different things. But please,it's not true and we are still together."
MELANIE BROWN aka SCARY SPICE
Sources say Brown,26,is desperate to jumpstart her career,
after failing to match the success of her fellow Spices.A massive divorce settlement with her Dutch dancer-hubby has
drained her bank account and she tanked as a solo performer. Brown's album Hot left fans cold,peaking at No 28 on the Brit charts.She promptly left Virgin Records.
MELANIE CHISHOLM aka SPORTY SPICE
Judging from her 1999 No 1 punkish solo offering Northern Star,the cross-training Mel C broke out of the pack to be a rock chick-albeit a porky one.Known as the Spice Girl who can actually sing and dubbed "the female Robbie Williams", Chisholm,27,is wowing audiences around the globe on another solo tour.She is likely to be the next to break away.~posted 8/29/01

~MISS SAUCY SPICE is what The Mirror called Emma Bunton's latest look as a cane-wielding school miss is a far cry from her days as squeaky clean Baby Spice.She wore the saucy outfit complete with fishnets,mortar board,and high-heeled black boots to a party at The Rock night spot in London. The
fancy dress bash on Saturday was thrown by boy band Damage. (Emma is currently dating Jade from the group.)The beauty arrived at London's swish Rock club and announced:"Good evening gentlemen-Miss Bunton here."
And her look may well have been inspired by pal Posh.This week,Victoria was pictured as both saint and sinner in publicity shots for her solo career.She was snapped in an angelic white costume holding a dove and also wearing a kinky leather outfit with a python draped round her neck.~posted 8/20/01

~Spice Girl Victoria Beckham believes people will see her artistic side when she releases her first solo album.The Spice Girl has written tracks for the record and hopes that listeners will like a more real version of her.
She says,"What's good about this album is that I'm hoping the other side of me will come out.I'll show people that I canwrite songs and I can sing and that there is a bit of personality there.I often say stupid things and people take it literally!I think it will be good to show people that I've got quite a tongue-in-cheek personality."
The star isn't too bothered that her fans have yet to see this side of her,as opposed to her band mates."I'm not really bothered by it.Obviously,the others Spice Girls have all got loud personalities.I love them for that,but I never really did say a lot so this is going to be the first time that people will realise I can do more than shop down Bond Street and wear high heels!"she adds.~posted 8/20/01

~POSH:YES I'VE HAD BOOB OP!
PERKY Posh Spice has finally decided to make a clean breast of it and has admitted having TWO boob ops.
Victoria,27,has denied having cosmetic surgery ever since the Sunday People first revealed her double secret back in April.But following my exclusive picture of busty Posh out shopping last week,she has decided that she-and her boobs-
can lie low no longer.The star has told pals that she had one boob job,then resorted to plastic surgery a second time after her breasts began to lose their shape.
One friend said:"Victoria could no longer deny the truth.It was pretty obvious to everyone that her boobs are bigger than before.She said she was happy with her first boob job. But then after she lost a bit of weight,her breasts changed shape and didn't look as perky as they had before.So she decided to have another op to get the shape back.They are slightly bigger than before and they stick out much more."
What also helped make up Victoria's mind to spill the beans was a recent magazine photo shoot.
Her friend said:"When she lay down her boobs didn't move and it was obvious something had been done,so someone asked her if she'd had a boob job.It didn't help that at the moment Victoria is very thin because she wants to look good to launch her solo album.So her bigger boobs are even more noticeable."
Posh is believed to have had her first boob job in September 1999-seven months after son Brooklyn was born-and her second op a couple of months ago.
Her friend said:"She said she had it done fairly recently, although she wouldn't say exactly when and had wanted to keep it a secret."
Sorry,Victoria,but a secret that big is pretty difficult to keep under wraps.
Posh's friend also let slip that when Victoria wants to make two-year-old Brooklyn laugh she raises up her skirt and flashes her knickers.Apparently it works every time.~posted 8/20/01

~Word is that Emma Bunton's 21-year-old brother Paul and his girlfriend of two years are expecting their first baby in October.That's right-Emma will become Auntie Spice!
Emma had this to say:"I'm really excited about becoming an auntie.At the moment we're all busy trying to find names."~posted 8/17/01

~Geri Halliwell's first single off of her newest album, "Scream If U Wanna Go Faster" has settled itself into the #8 spot on the Top 40 list.~posted 8/15/01

~Emma Bunton's debut solo album "A Girl Like Me" has only sold 65,000 copies since its release last April!~posted 8/9/01