Melanie Chisholm's fears for music industry
Melanie Chisholm fears artists will struggle to replicate the success of the Spice Girls as she's convinced the digital age has "damaged" the music industry.
The Wannabe hitmakers have sold more than 75 million records worldwide since their 1996 debut, making them the most successful female group of all time - but Chisholm worries pop music is suffering because of online piracy.
She tells Britain's Daily Mail Weekend magazine, "It's a very
damaged industry and it's really sad. It's almost like the end of
an era. The digital age has been wonderful for the consumer - so
much more music is available - but for the record industry it's
been difficult because of the quality of piracies (sic) out
there.
"You still have huge artists that sell millions of records, the
Rihannas, Coldplays and Adeles, but they're few and far between. We
were lucky to come along when record sales were huge and record
companies spent a lot because there was so much money to be made
selling records. Now there isn't, and I don't think it will ever be
the same again."