Elbow, Spice Girls, Jessie J to return to the Top 10

Elbow, Spice Girls, Jessie J to return to the Top 10 after Olympics closing ceremony

Elbow, The Spice Girls and Jessie J all look set to return to the UK Top 10 this Sunday (August 19) after their performances at the Olympics closing ceremony.

Elbow's 'The Seldom Seen Kid' is set to climb 134 places to Number Five after they performed hit single 'One Day Like This' at Sunday's (August 12) closing ceremony, while The Spice Girls' 'Best Of' is set to rise to Number Nine. Jessie J is also likely to be back in the Top 10 with 'Who You Are' at Number Eight.

Emeli Sande, who also sang at the Olympics closing ceremony, is also set for a boost, with her album 'Our Version Of Events' set to take the Number One spot from Rihanna, whose 'Talk That Talk' is set to drop to Number 10, reports the Official Charts Company.

Spector are currently at Number Three in the midweek chart with their debut album 'Enjoy It While It Lasts', which is just behind Paloma Faith and ahead of Ed Sheeran's '+'.

Elsewhere, Sheffield metallers While She Sleeps and Bedford punks Don Broco are set to chart at Number 13 and 14 respectively with their new albums, with Yellowcard in at Number 38 with 'Southern Air'.

In the singles race, Rita Ora looks set to take the top spot with her new single 'How We Do (Party)', with Wiley down to Number Two with 'Heatwave'.

The Olympics opening and closing ceremonies are set to be a huge influence on the Top 40 this weekend, with Emeli Sande set to chart at Number Three with her new track 'Read All About It Pt.3', Elbow at Number Four with 'One Day Like This', Kate Bush's new remix of 'Running Up Tha Hill' at Number Five and George Michael's 'White Light' at Number Eight.

Oasis are set to re-enter at Number 28 with 'Wonderwall', while The Kinks are at Number 39 with 'Waterloo Sunset' and The Who at Number 40 with 'Baba O'Reilly'. Ed Sheeran's cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' is also set to chart at Number 38.

Overall, 78 tracks, 41 from the closing ceremony, 12 from the opening ceremony, plus a further 25 by artists who performed or were played at either event are set to enter the Official Singles Chart Top 200 on Sunday.

Victoria reveals Emma

"If it wasn’t for her, I would not have been out there": Victoria reveals Emma helped her through a serious panic attack before Olympics show 

The Olympic closing ceremony saw the Spice Girls triumphantly steal the show in front of a global TV audience of over one billion viewers.
No pressure, then.
But despite being an international superstar herself, Victoria Beckham suffered a serious panic attack minutes before taking to the stage, I can reveal.
Terrified about singing live four years after last performing with the group, the 38-year-old designer had to be comforted by Emma Bunton, aka Baby Spice.
After a rallying chat and a big hug, Posh was set to go – and nailed her performance alongside Emma, Geri Halliwell and Melanies Chisholm and Brown.
The fashionista and mum-of-four later gave an exclusive interview with the rest of the girls to Emma, for her Heart FM radio show.
In it, she praised Baby’s calming influence.
Chatting backstage, minutes before the gang left to party at George Michael’s house, Geri said: “I have to say to everyone listening, your DJ Emma looked like a goddess.”
To which Victoria replied: “And you know the other thing? I was in the taxi with Emma before we started and I nearly just got out of the car.
"I was so nervous. I felt sick and Emma was so amazing. Honestly, that’s how you know a real friend. If it wasn’t for her, I would not have been out there.”
Last night, a backstage source added: “Victoria played down the incident but she basically had a full-on panic attack and was in a complete state.
“Emma was brilliant and gave her a big hug, saying, ‘It’s all gonna be OK, you look amazing’.”
After the set, the highlight of the extravaganza, Mel B confirmed that she would be keen to once again tour with the band.
She gushed: “Can I just say, I love my girls.
“I loved them before but I love them even more now. I had so much fun.
“None of us fell over! Why don’t we set up a petition and get us back on tour?”
Not ruling it out, Victoria added: “We’ve got some amazing fans out there who have been with us from the start. This is for all of you guys.”

 

Spice Girls to wear Giles at Olympics Closing Ceremony?

Spice Girls to wear Giles at Olympics Closing Ceremony?

A series of tweets from Victoria Beckham further hint that the Spice Girls will perform at the Olympics Closing Ceremony, and that British designer Giles Deacon may be dressing them.

As you're aware, rumours are rife that pop star-turned-WAG-turned-designer Victoria Beckham will reunite with the source of her fame, the Spice Girls, to perform at the Olympics Closing Ceremony on August 12.
Beckham seems to be doing little to deny the rumours, instead fuelling them further with a series of tweets, all of which point to the Spice reunion wheels being very much in motion. Late last week she tweeted a photo of a diamanté-encrusted microphone, along with an excited "Look what I found!!!, following it up with a photograph of LOVE editor Katie Grand's pet rabbit and the caption: "Morning fitting with @gilesgilesgiles, cuddle with @kegrand bunny!! X vb"
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So does this mean Giles Deacon is making the Spice Girls' costumes for the Closing Ceremony? Or is he just making VB's ( Geri might want to make her own frock again… )? We can't think what else Giles would be fitting Beckham for - more often than not she wears her own designs for any public appearances nowadays. Plus, it's already been hinted that VB will be outfitting Georgia May Jagger for her part in the event alongside the likes of Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell thanks to a Closing Ceremony-themed shoot in the September issue of British Vogue . So, Beckham will already have her designs on show meaning she can go for someone like Giles to create a crazy stage outfit for the big performance.
The Mirror 's celebrity and entertainment columnist Dean Piper also tweeted "So the Spice Girls are all together rehearsing for the Olympics RIGHT NOW in London. #itsonbitches" at 4am last Thursday morning.
So, clandestine rehearsals, Giles fittings, bedazzled microphones - frankly, if this isn't all leading to a Spice Girls reunion we're going to be very disappointed.