{"id":48501,"date":"2026-04-30T04:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=48501"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:48:35","slug":"spice-girl-melanie-c-on-new-album-sweat-rave-culture-and-making-people-feel-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=48501","title":{"rendered":"Spice Girl Melanie C on new album Sweat, rave culture and making people \u2018feel good\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/04\/29\/00222f58-36c1-4a1c-9ab7-7cc7ce88d7da_5faa459a.jpg?itok=q16OHKCb&amp;v=1777431285\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Get your heart pumpin\u2019. She will make you \u201cSweat\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C \u2013 or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing 90s girl group Spice Girls \u2013 in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Atop a sample of Diana Ross\u2019 \u201cWork That Body\u201d and sleek house-pop production, it is equal parts club banger and workout anthem, something for the DJ booth and a runner\u2019s playlist.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Surprised? Don\u2019t be. Eight or so years ago, Melanie C began DJing, reinvigorating her love of rave and dance music \u2013 early loves that predate her girl group days.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cDJing is so much fun, and it\u2019s brought so much joy into my life that it made it really important that this album, as an artist, was a lot closer to what I love to play as a DJ,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It might come as a surprise to some of her fans, but the truth is, this musical world has always held a special place in her heart.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">\u201cBefore I was part of the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Spice Girls<\/span>, I discovered rave culture,\u201d she explains. \u201cI was 19. I went into this nightclub. I was on holiday with some friends. I heard this music. I saw people dancing. It was like this utopia I\u2019d never experienced.\u201d<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Then superstar fame happened, which makes <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Sweat<\/em> an unusual release for her in at least one very specific way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3351714\/spice-girl-melanie-c-new-album-sweat-rave-culture-and-making-people-feel-good?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get your heart pumpin\u2019. She will make you \u201cSweat\u201d. 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