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Mel C Releases 'Sweat,' Sampling Diana Ross' 'Work That Body'

The Spice Girl credits Ross as a formative Motown influence on her music.

Overview

  • Mel C discussed Ross' impact in a Dec. 12 PEOPLE interview at the iHeartRadio Z100 Jingle Ball in New York City.
  • She said the Spice Girls watched Ross perform in London early in their career, calling her one of the women who paved the way.
  • She noted she grew up listening to Motown and that her mother loved Diana Ross and The Supremes.
  • Coverage links the new single to ongoing interest in the group's legacy, with Victoria Beckham recently calling a world tour impractical.
  • Reporters recap that the last full-group performance was the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony, with a 2019 tour without Beckham and an impromptu reunion at her 50th birthday.