As we see the last single from Step One leave the UK charts, America is hearing the Steps sound for the first time! Steps are now in America doing promotional work to launch their career over there. Sadly, Better Best Forgotten has completely left the top 40 here and it looks like Thank ABBA For […]
The single title is… Love’s Got A Hold On My Heart! Release date is 6 July 1999. Yes that’s right, it has moved forward! The single has a completely new sound, although still a pop sounding song. Claire sings the lead and it is said to be their best song to date. We look forward […]
Showing loyalty to their gay fans, Steps will be playing at Astoria again on 19 June. This is the third time in six months. We will hopefully be bringing you a special report from the night with photos and hopefully (fingers crossed) an interview, but were not promising anything! But if you live in the […]
News on Steps next UK single release! Currently unconfirmed and unnamed, it is due for release on 21 June 1999. I know nothing more than this, sorry! This is from Dotmusic: Steps look set to stage the biggest pop arena tour the UK has yet seen, after adding extra dates to their autumn shows. Tickets […]
Latest news on the Steps interview CD that comes out later this month. Lisa and H both speak Welsh to prove that they can! Also it surfaced that Steps do surf the Internet… so guys if you’re reading this, keep up the good work! Many of your questions were asked and they would like to […]
Better Best Forgotten is still slipping down the UK top 75. The Steps UK tour came to a close last night in Manchester. According to Smash Hits magazine, filming for their next music video will take place shortly, before they start dates in Europe. For you US Steps fans there is still no release date […]
During an interview on BBC’s Live & Kicking, Claire and H confirmed that they have recorded a duet for their upcoming second album. I think they said it was “Time To Say Goodbye” or “When I’ve Said Goodbye” – can someone confirm this for me? This could possibly be Steps’ Christmas single for 1999.
Steps will be presenting a special Easter edition of CD:UK this coming Saturday so watch ITV from 9.25am to make sure that you don’t miss them! Also on MTV UK and Ireland, it’s Million Sellers Weekend so make sure you watch as Steps are million sellers. Steps are also down to appear on Live & […]
Steps will be presenting a special Easter edition of CD:UK this coming Saturday so watch ITV from 9.25am to make sure that you don’t miss them! Good news is that Heartbeat / Tragedy has gone to #1 in New Zealand on its second week of release. In the UK, Better Best Forgotten is set to […]
Unfortunately, in this week’s UK chart Better Best Forgotten has dropped four places to number six, but on a good note it has now gone gold (selling 400,000 copies). Heartbeat / Tragedy is at #23. Also rumoured is that Heartbeat / Tragedy is being planned for a release in the US as it’s getting increasing […]
Ever wanted to ask Steps a question? Let us know! You could win a goodie bag if your question is asked! No this isn’t a scam, it’s 100% genuine. Your question can appear on the forthcoming Steps interview CD-ROM. But hurry you’ve only got until Monday to get your questions to Steps!
This is taken from Dotmusic. BETTER BEST FORGOTTEN – UK #2 Single (Steps) Just two weeks after Heartbeat / Tragedy sold its one millionth copy in the UK and with said single still floating around the Top 20 after 18 weeks on release, Steps return to the chart with another pop masterpiece. To coincide with […]
Thanks to Emma at the MFCA. She told me: “I managed to talk with Steps’ management and they told me that the Fan Club has not yet been established. They are putting the data from all the fan enquiries into a database and when the fan club is ready, they will receive an application form. […]
Heartbeat / Tragedy continues its drop down the UK’s top 75. It has now spent 17 weeks in the top 75, which equals their longest-running single in the UK chart – 5, 6, 7, 8 – which spent 17 weeks in the top 75. Tragedy is now the biggest-selling song written by the Bee Gees, […]
The BPI said yesterday that a “reinterpretation” of the rules for the Brit Awards allowed for the inclusion of eventual winners Belle & Sebastian in the best newcomer category. According to a spokeswoman, the decision on eligibility in the category was made by the BPI’s Brits committee last November, before the lists – and a […]
Heartbeat / Tragedy has finally dropped out of the UK top 10 after spending 15 weeks there. It’s now at number 15. Step One is at number seven. Steps The Video is still the number one music video. Better Best Forgotten is still due out on 8 March 1999. I would also like to take […]
From Billboard Bulletin: Brit Award winners Belle & Sebastian face the prospect of having to return their trophy for best newcomer, after it has emerged that they should not have qualified as nominees for the category. Under BPI rules, acts are not eligible “if they have had a top-75 single or album success prior to […]
Steps played their singles at the G-A-Y nightclub in London. The band have a massive gay following that makes up a large majority of their fan base. The night was a complete sell out, and went well. It will be documented on today’s Ozone on BBC Two at 7:10pm.
On Friday 19 February, Faye appeared on ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ a comical quiz show about popular music past and present. While she gave us a fantastic taster of her wonderful singing voice, things soon turned from good to bad. When asked to state the next line to a song, she had no idea what […]
The Brit Awards are at the centre of an alleged vote-rigging scandal after Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian pipped Steps to win the best newcomer award. BBC Radio 1 said it was satisfied with the authenticity of the listeners’ poll for the Best Newcomer category in the awards, following claims that a late surge […]