Editing Spice Girls (section)

===Pop music resurgence and girl group boom===
The Spice Girls debuted at a time when [[alternative rock]], [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] dominated global music charts. In the group's first interview in May 1996, Halliwell told ''Music Week'': "We want to bring some of the glamour back to pop, like Madonna had when we were growing up. Pop is about fantasy and escapism, but there's so much bullshit around at the moment."<ref name=firstinterview/> The modern pop phenomenon that the Spice Girls created by targeting early [[Millennials]] was credited with changing the music landscape by reviving the pop music genre,<ref name="landscape">{{Cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/spice-girls-wannabe-was-number-1-20-years-ago-today__10051/|title=Spice Girls' Wannabe was Number 1 20 years ago today|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=5 July 2016|access-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210217171606/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/spice-girls-wannabe-was-number-1-20-years-ago-today__10051/|archive-date=17 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/ahpibf/the-90s-ranked|title=Every Year of the '90s Ranked According to Music|publisher=[[VH1]]|date=12 August 2014|first=Stacy|last=Lambe|access-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210303122014/http://www.vh1.com/news/53567/the-90s-ranked/|archive-date=3 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Chuck|title=Britain's Spice Girls come to the rescue of ailing pop scene with the release of 'Spice'|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |date=15 February 1997|page=102}}</ref> bringing about the global wave of late-1990s and early-2000s [[teen pop]] acts such as the [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]] and [[NSYNC]].<ref name="teen pop">{{Cite news|url=https://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/teen-pop-ma0000002895|title=Teen Pop|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219133844/https://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/teen-pop-ma0000002895|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pop music">{{Cite news|url=http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/p/teenpop.htm|title=Teen Pop|publisher=[[About.com]]|first=Bill|last=Lamb|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219134348/https://www.liveabout.com/teen-pop-meaning-3246993|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboard wannabe video">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/pop-shop/girl-group-week/6070253/top-10-girl-group-music-videos|title=Top 10 Most Iconic Girl Group Music Videos: 'Waterfalls', 'Wannabe' & More|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|date=4 March 2015|access-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219144219/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/girl-group-week/6070253/top-10-girl-group-music-videos/|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="spice girls ruined 1990s">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/04/1990s-spice-girls-celebrity-culture|title=The 1990s were the best of times ... until the Spice Girls ruined everything|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Sylvia|last=Patterson|date=4 July 2016|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219134750/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/04/1990s-spice-girls-celebrity-culture|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Spice Girls have been credited with paving the way for the [[girl groups]] and female pop singers that have come after them.<ref name="eonline">{{Cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/778200/the-spice-girls-wannabe-turns-20-today-20-ways-it-changed-pop-culture-forever|last=Rankin|first=Seija|title=The Spice Girls' "Wannabe" Turns 20 Today: 20 Ways It Changed Pop Culture Forever|work=[[E! Online]]|date=8 July 2016|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708124124/http://www.eonline.com/news/778200/the-spice-girls-wannabe-turns-20-today-20-ways-it-changed-pop-culture-forever|archive-date=8 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/music/spice-girls-legacy-girl-power-women-dominate-pop/|title=How The Spice Girls' Legacy Of 'Girl Power' Paved The Way For Women To Dominate Pop|publisher=[[Uproxx]]|date=27 February 2017|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219150314/https://uproxx.com/music/spice-girls-legacy-girl-power-women-dominate-pop/|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="spice girls pop music">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-spice-girls-wannabe-anniversary-2016/|title=The Spice Girls Saved 90s Pop from Boring Male-Dominated Death|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|last=Joshi|first=Tara|date=9 July 2016|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210310101654/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rmj8ea/the-spice-girls-wannabe-anniversary-2016|archive-date=10 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike previous girl groups, such as [[the Andrews Sisters]], whose [[target market]] was male record buyers, the Spice Girls targeted a young female fanbase.<ref name=johnharlow>{{cite news|title=Wannabe like me?|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|first=John|last=Harlow|page=16|date=27 October 1996 |id={{ProQuest|320504889}} }}</ref><ref name=andrewsmith>{{]cite news|title=Girls on top. After Spice, all-girl groups are dominating the charts. They're successful, but who's got the power?|work=[[The Observer]]|page=7|first=Andrew|last=Smith|date=22 August 1999 |id={{ProQuest|250362717}} }}</ref> In the UK, they are further credited for disrupting the then male-dominated pop music scene.<ref name="spice girls pop music"/><ref name="modern pop phenomenon">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/02/popandrock|title=The 50 moments that shaped pop history|last=O'Hagan|first=Sean|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 May 2004|access-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219152414/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/02/popandrock|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to the Spice Girls, girl groups such as [[Bananarama]] had hit singles in the UK but their album sales were generally underwhelming.<ref name="Intent Media"/> A common opinion within the British music industry at the time was that an all-girl pop group would not work because both girls and boys would find the concept too threatening.<ref name=sinclair200876>{{harnvb|Sinclair|2008|p=76}}</ref> As a result, teen magazines such as ''[[Smash Hits]]'' and ''[[Top of the Pops (magazine)|Top of the Pops]]'' initially refused to feature the Spice Girls.<ref name=johnharlow/>

The massive commercial success of the Spice Girls led to a boom of new girl groups in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref name="andrewsmith" /><ref name="girl thing" /> Around 20 new girl groups were launched in the UK in 1999, followed by another 35 the next year.<ref name="girl thing"/> Groups that emerged during this period include [[All Saints (group)|All Saints]], [[B*Witched]], [[Atomic Kitten]], [[Girl Thing]], [[Girls@Play]], [[Girls Aloud]] and the [[Sugababes]], all hoping to emulate the Spice Girls' success.<ref name=andrewsmith/><ref name="girl thing">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/jul/05/artsfeatures3/|title=No more girl power|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 July 2000|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219153024/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/jul/05/artsfeatures3|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="girl groups">{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/as-wannabe-turns-18-here-are-18-things-you-never-knew-about-the-spice-girls/news-story/280ee7ab024ef9240f5d6d9e279c3ae7|title=As Wannabe turns 18, here are 18 things you never knew about the Spice Girls|last=Bond|first=Nick|publisher=[[News.com.au]]|date=9 July 2014|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125235450/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/as-wannabe-turns-18-here-are-18-things-you-never-knew-about-the-spice-girls/news-story/280ee7ab024ef9240f5d6d9e279c3ae7|archive-date=25 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Outside of the UK and Ireland, girl groups such as New Zealand's [[TrueBliss]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/110838234/20-years-later-where-are-truebliss|title=20 years later, where are TrueBliss?|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|date=26 February 2019|access-date=11 March 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210311114801/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/110838234/20-years-later-where-are-truebliss}}</ref> Australia's [[Bardot (Australian band)|Bardot]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/exclusive-bardot-reveal-if-a-reunion-is-on-the-cards/news-story/21048adfe1bca9690009fd9776b9a7c5|title=Exclusive: Bardot reveal if a reunion is on the cards|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|location=Sydney|first=Bree|last=Player|date=18 April 2020|access-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210225083322/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/exclusive-bardot-reveal-if-a-reunion-is-on-the-cards/news-story/21048adfe1bca9690009fd9776b9a7c5|archive-date=25 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Germany's [[No Angels]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/girl-band-singer-accused-of-infecting-partners-with-hiv-1669009.html|title=Girl band singer accused of infecting partners with HIV|work=[[The Independent]]|date=17 July 2013|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301065858/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/girl-band-singer-accused-of-infecting-partners-with-hiv-1669009.html|archive-date=1 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Belgium's [[K3 (group)|K3]], Spain's [[Bellepop]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=@tresbcom |first1=TRESB |title=El reencuentro de Bellepop, las ganadoras de Popstars, 15 años después |url=https://www.elmundo.es/f5/escucha/2019/07/05/5d1f680efc6c8362598b4649.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |agency=TRESB |publisher=El Mundo |date=5 July 2019}}</ref> Brazil's [[Rouge (group)|Rouge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virgula.com.br/musica/banda-rouge-e-versao-brasileira-do-ex-grupo-britanico-spice-girls/|title=BANDA ROUGE É VERSÃO BRASILEIRA DO EX-GRUPO BRITÂNICO SPICE GIRLS|website=Virgula|date=2010-08-02|language=pt-br}}</ref> US's [[The Cheetah Girls (group)|Cheetah Girls]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2019/11/18/20962882/disney-plus-channel-original-movie-list-best-of-dcom-top-10-high-school-movie|title=The 10 most essential Disney Channel Original Movies on Disney Plus|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=18 November 2019|first1=Petrana|last1=Radulovic|first2=Emily|last2=Heller|access-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210311113211/https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2019/11/18/20962882/disney-plus-channel-original-movie-list-best-of-dcom-top-10-high-school-movie|archive-date=11 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Cheetah-Girls-make-girl-power-cool-again-1214810.php|title=Cheetah Girls make girl power cool again|first=Mary|last=Andom|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|date=17 September 2006|access-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130901233619/http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Cheetah-Girls-make-girl-power-cool-again-1214810.php|archive-date=1 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as South Korea's [[Baby Vox]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/baby-vox-mn0001403244/biography|title=Baby Vox: Biography by Alexey Eremenko|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=Alexey|last=Eremenko|access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref> and [[f(x) (group)|f(x)]] were also modelled after the Spice Girls.<ref>{{Cite serial |title= Amber Liu Is Proud To Be An Androgynous Asian-American Artist|episode-link= |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz3AFw-1xKM&t=9s&ab_channel=MTVNews |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Fz3AFw-1xKM| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|series=Homecoming |type=Youtube |series-link= |first= Amber |last= Liu|author-link=Amber Liu (singer)|network=[[MTV News]]|date=29 January 2019|number=3|minutes=3:37 |time= |quote= Did you guys know that f(x) is kind of like modeled after the Spice Girls? ... I was Sporty Spice.}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Twenty-first-century girl groups continue to cite the Spice Girls as a major source of influence, including [[the Pussycat Dolls]],<ref name="pcd">{{Cite news|url=http://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/interview-the-pussycat-dolls|title=Pussycat Dolls: "It's the next generation of Girl Power" – Interview|work=[[musicOMH]]|first=Talia|last=Soghomonian|date=3 August 2005|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629225551/http://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/interview-the-pussycat-dolls|archive-date=29 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2NE1]],<ref name="2NE1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1695757/2ne1-korean-pop/|title=2NE1 bringing k-pop 'girl power' stateside with will.i.am-assisted debut|publisher=[[MTV News]]|first=Christina|last=Garibaldi|date=17 October 2012|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150104002502/http://www.mtv.com/news/1695757/2ne1-korean-pop/|archive-date=4 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Girls' Generation]],<ref name="snsd">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/19372/1/girls-generations-k-pop-reign|title=Girls' Generation's K-pop reign|work=[[Dazed]]|date=28 March 2014|first=Taylor|last=Glasby|access-date=23 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140328202702/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/19372/1/girls-generations-k-pop-reign|archive-date=28 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Little Mix]],<ref name="LM">{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a351689/x-factors-little-mix-we-want-to-be-a-modern-spice-girls/|title='X Factor's Little Mix: 'We want to be a modern Spice Girls'|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|first=Alex|last=Fletcher|date=18 November 2011|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210221173740/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a351689/x-factors-little-mix-we-want-to-be-a-modern-spice-girls/|archive-date=21 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LM 2">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1565747/little-mix-on-spice-girls-influence-us-success-we-feel-like-justin|title=Little Mix on Spice Girls Influence & U.S. Success: 'We Feel Like Justin Bieber'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=5 June 2013|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210221174350/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/1565747/little-mix-on-spice-girls-influence-us-success-we-feel-like-justin/|archive-date=21 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fifth Harmony]],<ref name="5H">{{Cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/articles/fifth-harmony-are-worth-it-simon-cowell|title=Fifth Harmony get their inspiration from Spice Girls|publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|date=5 June 2015|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210221175709/https://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/articles/fifth-harmony-are-worth-it-simon-cowell|archive-date=21 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Haim (band)|Haim]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 May 2020|title=Haim: 'We'd be taken more seriously if we were brooding and aggressive'|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52736756|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Blackpink]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BLACKPINK Carpool Karaoke (At 7:31 timeframe) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUmE_TRdp0s |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=YouTube| date=18 April 2023 }}</ref> Solo female artists who have been similarly influenced by the group include [[Jess Glynne]],<ref name="superfans">{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/spice-girls-superfans-bbc-iplayer_uk_57a09d4ee4b0459aae5e7b35|title='Spice Girls Superfans' Documentary on BBC iPlayer Marks 20 Years Since 'Wannabe'|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=2 August 2016|first=Caroline|last=Frost|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221191924/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/spice-girls-superfans-bbc-iplayer_uk_57a09d4ee4b0459aae5e7b35|archive-date=21 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anne-Marie]], [[Foxes (singer)|Foxes]],<ref name="superfans"/> [[Alexandra Burke]],<ref name="superfans"/> [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], [[Charli XCX]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1538841/gimme-five-charli-xcx-on-her-musical-obsessions|title=Gimme Five: Charli XCX on Her Musical Obsessions|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=12 February 2013|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|access-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210221193234/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/1538841/gimme-five-charli-xcx-on-her-musical-obsessions/|archive-date=21 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Artist Biography by Heather Phares|first=Heather|last=Phares |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charli-xcx-mn0002688864/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214083313/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/charli-xcx-mn0002688864/biography|archive-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> [[Rita Ora]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Jules|first=Anny|url=https://www.axs.com/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-rita-ora-51619|title=5 things you didn't know about Rita Ora|publisher=[[AXS (company)|AXS]]|date=1 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026024237/http://www.axs.com/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-rita-ora-51619|archive-date=26 October 2016|access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> [[Billie Eilish]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/billie-eilish-hilariously-reacts-to-britney-spears-playing-her-music-149948|title=Billie Eilish Hilariously Reacts to Britney Spears Playing Her Music|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|date=20 July 2020|first=Leena|last=Tailor|access-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210322133637/https://www.etonline.com/billie-eilish-hilariously-reacts-to-britney-spears-playing-her-music-149948|archive-date=22 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Beyoncé]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=6 May 2021 |title=Beyoncé once told Victoria Beckham how the Spice Girls "inspired" her |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/beyonce-once-told-victoria-beckham-how-the-spice-girls-inspired-her-2935395 |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=NME |language=en}}</ref> During her 2005 "Reflections" concert series, Filipino singer [[Regine Velasquez]] performed a medley of five Spice Girls songs as a tribute to the group, citing them as a major influence on her music.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138408077.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324124727/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138408077.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2017|url-access=subscription|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|title=Concert Review: Regine Velasquez Gives Nods to Influences in Reflections|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]] |last=Panaligan|first=Jojo P.| date=7 November 2005 |access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref> Danish singer-songwriter [[MØ]] decided to pursue music after watching the Spice Girls on TV as a child, saying in a 2014 interview: "I have them and only them to thank—or to blame—for becoming a singer."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/society-waits-for-nobody-sander-amendt-talks-to-mo/|title="Society waits for nobody" – Pop's newest outsider MØ interviewed|publisher=[[Electronic Beats]]|date=24 June 2014|first=Sander|last=Amendt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160801011719/http://www.electronicbeats.net/society-waits-for-nobody-sander-amendt-talks-to-mo/|archive-date=1 August 2016|url-status=live|access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> 16-time [[Grammy Award]]-winning singer-songwriter [[Adele]] credits the Spice Girls as a major influence in regard to her love and passion for music, stating that "they made me what I am today".<ref name="adele">{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Marie|title=Adele: I Love the Spice Girls!|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/517690/adele-i-love-the-spice-girls/1/|work=[[Now (1996–2019 magazine)|Now]]|date=2 March 2011|access-date=6 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022121800/http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/517690/adele-i-love-the-spice-girls|archive-date=22 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="adele 2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a85061/adele-reveals-spice-girls-inspiration/|title=Adele reveals Spice Girls inspiration|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|first=Alex|last=Fletcher|date=14 January 2008|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210221184235/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a85061/adele-reveals-spice-girls-inspiration/|archive-date=21 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>