Background
Due to the success of one of the best selling albums and best selling albums in the United Kingdom, the group later announced they would be in the works of a second studio album. But before production had started for the album, a lot of media and worldwide attention had started over the group. The group had started their concert Girl Power! Live in Istanbul which they travelled to Turkey. It only spanned two shows in the country. They were also sponsored by Pepsi throughout the tour. After this, They announced a film called Spice World. Despite negative reviews from film critics, the film was a box office success. Girl Power! was the group's first book published and sold over 200,000 copies in one day, becoming a success.
However, with all the Spice Girls receiving media attention, came some controversies. The group performed their first live British show, for the Royalty of Great Britain. At the show, they breached royal protocol when Mel B and then Geri Halliwell planted kisses on Prince Charles' cheeks and pinched his bottom. Because of this, it received ultimate controversy throughout the media. The group were criticized in the United States, because of the album just releasing nine months after its debut. They were later criticized because of the impact and amount of sponsor deals they had signed... Over twenty in total. They later sung their "future-then" song "Spice Up Your Life" at the MTV Europe Music Awards. They also made a decision to fire their manager Simon Fuller, receiving media backlash. But after a while through all backlash, it all became better over the year of the album production and releases. Geri Halliwell, member of the group and known as Ginger Spice had departed from the group in 1998, when the last single "Viva Forever" was released. The tabloids and media had criticized the group and released controversy of the leaving of Halliwell.
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