According to The Sun, Claire has a new house. “Steps star Claire Richards has bought a tiny, run-down bungalow just a street away from her parents’ home. The two-bedroomed home, which has no heating and a hole in the roof, cost Claire, who is at number 10 with Deeper Shade Of Blue £125,000”

From Worldpop: Faye Tozer has exclusively been speaking to Worldpop about the false story in today’s tabloids, claiming she’s leaving Steps. “The first I heard about it was when my mum phoned me up this morning and said, ‘I’ve just read the papers, are you alright, dear?’! The story is just so full of inaccuracies, […]

From MTV UK: Steps singer Faye Tozer has firmly denied she’s quitting the band. Reports in the British press on Friday claimed Faye felt she’d out grown Steps, was tired of the groups gruelling schedule, and was planning to get married this year to her boyfriend Jasper, who she’s been dating for three years. However […]

Thanks to Troy for this Canadian news: Last year YTV scored the first Canadian interview with Steps to show on their BRIT List special, and got exclusive permission to show three UK videos. This year YTV tried to get an interview, but Steps were out of the country – the band was in France promoting […]

A Steps spokesperson has responded to the recent rumours about Faye getting married. They said: “Nope, they are not true. The report assumed Faye is engaged, and even that’s not true. Or at least, if she is, Faye’s kept it very quiet – she doesn’t wear a ring and she hasn’t told anyone. So there […]

We all know by now that Steps placed at number four on the UK charts with Deeper Shade Of Blue – but how many copies did they sell last week? The number one single by Craig David sold over 160,000 copies last week, compared to Westlife’s 83,000 the week before. Steps sold just over 63,000 […]

Ellie Campbell and now it seems Buffalo G will be supporting Steps on their upcoming tour. Buffalo G are two girls, one of which will look similar to you as she is the younger sister of the B*Witched sisters and Shane from Boyzone. More can be found about them at their official site. Steps’ 9th […]

Steps seem to be branching out and the rumours about them not working with PWL aren’t totally false. According to Channel 4 Text (pg 145), Steps want to grow up with their fans. Demo tracks for the new forthcoming Steps album (possible release Christmas 2000-early 2001) have already been recorded. So far, apart from the […]

Thanks to Jason again we are able to tell you that Steps need a miracle to get the UK #1 single this week! But they can get the #2 single with your help! Official sales figures place Steps only 6,000 copies behind the current #2 single A Song For The Lovers by Ex-The Verve front […]

Thanks to Jason for the official UK sales figures for Deeper Shade Of Blue so far. Steps sold 13,654 copies on Monday alone! Here are the top five selling singles from the past week from three combined HMV stores. Manchester Market Street, Manchester Arndale Centre and Manchester Trafford Centre: 1. CRAIG DAVID – FILL ME […]

This article is taken from The Sun, which tells more about H and Gary Barlow songwriting together and H’s girlfriend… Gary Barlow is carving out a new career as he waits for his record company to dump him. The former Take That star is becoming a production guru, recruiting other pop stars to visit the […]

Steps are due back at the PWL Studios sometime during the week starting 10 April to re-record When I Said Goodbye for their next single. The new recording with feature a full orchestra in the background, increasing the song’s quality. It will be included in a double-A side release. Whether the second song will be […]

Wow it’s 1 April already, time does seem to fly in Steps world. Recently we saw three open-air dates announced, they are: 29 July – Quex Park, Kent 19 August – Lydiard Country Park, Swindon, Wiltshire 26 August – Highlands Park, Chelmsford Again, if you are off to the Kent one and can probably get […]

On today’s Blue Peter, Steps actually sang their new single Deeper Shade Of Blue totally LIVE! Unlike usual Steps TV performances which are mimed, this was a great live performance. Is this a sign for the forthcoming tour? Hopefully it will… and if it is this could finally prove that Steps can do it live. […]

Steps were seen filming wearing swimming costumes – and they were freezing! The source also said that they were all in silver and that the blondish one (H!) was wearing some silver make up on the whole half of his face. Although only on one CD, Deeper Shade Of Blue has been listed in HMV […]

We’ve got confirmation that Steps WILL be doing another tour this winter. Thanks to Brad and his friend who works at the Birmingham NEC. Steps are due to play eight dates at the NEC in late November / early December. Please don’t ask about other venues as we know nothing as of yet. Also this […]

The track listing for Deeper Shade Of Blue has been confirmed (source: Official site). 1. Deeper Shade Of Blue 2. Deeper Shade Of Blue (WIP Mix) 3. Deeper Shade Of Blue (Sleaze Sisters Anthem Mix) 4. Deeper Shade Of Blue (Video) Only one CD again, which could cause problems against the new single from Richard […]

Deeper Shade Of Blue has now been confirmed for release on 3 April 2000 (source: the official site). In usual GenSTEPS style, here are all the singles that are currently due for release on the same day: Richard Ashcroft – A Song For The Lovers Basement Jaxx – Bingo Bango Ellie Campbell – You’re No […]

News has arrived that a possible support act for Steps’ upcoming arena tour will be fellow Jive Records label-mate Ellie Campbell. Ellie is about to release her third UK single You’re No Good. It seems that Jive Records see this as a good opportunity to give Ellie that important boost before her album is released. […]

Steps will be supporting the Pledge for Parkinsons campaign. Here is the recent press release: Join Steps & Pledge for Parkinson’s Pop group Steps are Pledging for Parkinson’s on 11 April 2000 to raise funds to help those with Parkinson’s disease. The event, held on World Parkinson’s Disease Day, during the UK’s Parkinson’s Awareness Week, […]