NEWS
Last updated: 9th June 2001
(Latest news at the top)
- 9th June - Bad news for
Stephen fans - Polydor have dropped him from his record
contract. However I don't think this is the end of the
world because he may be able to get a new record deal,
and even if he doesn't, he can continue singing doing
stuff like musicals and films because that is one of his
dreams. He doesn't have to be a pop star to be famous,
and with his chart positions sometimes being a bit
disappointing, maybe that is the way to go for him. Good
news for Shane fans however as he is getting back into
the music business with his new band 'Redhill' which he
has set up with Ben from Phats & Small. It is more of
the type of music that Shane likes (hip-hop) than what
you are used to hearing from Boyzone. I have heard that
their first single is called 'Bubblin in Dublin' but I am
not sure if that is true because I can't imagine Shane
doing something that sounds so cheesy if he is serious
about this.
- 4th May - Well if you havent
already heard (which I think is pretty unlikely) it seems
that the chance of the Boyzone Reunion Tour ever going
ahead is extremely unlikely. Ronan seems to be too
determined to make his solo career work, and in my
opinion doesn't care about the rest of the lads who
helped make him what he is. I don't want to blame it all
on Ronan as I guess no one except the Boyz themselves
know the whole story and exactly what is going on (and
some of them don't even know what is going on!), but the
way I see it is that everyone except Ronan wants to do
the tour, and because he doesn't want to, it wont go
ahead. I have also read and interview with Keith saying
how Ronan has really upset him, and from hearing as much
as I can about the story I can only blame Ronan for it. I
am sure that those of you who like Ronan the best will
not agree with me butI have no favourite member so I am
not really biased, and I have to say that to me I think
that Ronan (along with Louis Walsh I might add!)is the
cause of what I think is pretty much, the 'split of
Boyzone'. I can't see much happening now after this.
Anyway, changing the subject entirely, Stephen's single,
'Stay' was released this week so if you have not yet
bought it make sure you do. Ronan's single 'Lovin each
day' failed to make it to number one in the UK charts,
and Mikey's album did pretty badly (but I guess that was
to be expected, although I have it and I think it is
excellent), so lets get Steve to number one this time!
- 12th April - Sorry I couldn't
tell you all this a few days ago but have been in
Bournemouth for a few days with my boyfriend and just got
back. Firstly, Mikey's single reached 62 in the UK charts
(Not suprising really with the amount of promotion done
for it so it isn't that bad). Other Mikey news is that
his tour has been CANCELLED. This is supposedly due to
him being ill as he is suffering from exhaustion or
something, but it might also be partly due to the lack of
success of his single. Ronan and Stephen are both
awaiting the release of their singles (the dates are
still as in the previous update), and so you should watch
out for promotion from them (check my TV
Schedule page for details). Also, there is
Keith news as he has been offered a part in a WW2 movie
called the Concelment. I dont think it is confirmed yet
but I will keep you updated on whether he is actually
going to do it. And finally, Shane is still racing.
- 2nd April - I apologise for
the lack of news lately but there hasn't been much to
report on. Anyway, the main thing to say at the moment is
to remind everyone of the singles due to be released soon
by Ronan, Stephen and Mikey. Although we know there
probably aren't going to be any Boyzone singles we should
still support the individual members by buying all the
versions of their singles. The first one of these is
Mikey's single, 'You Could Be My Everything' which is
released today so BUY IT! Ronan's single, 'Lovin Each
Day' is released on the 16th April, and Stephen's single,
'Stay' is released on the 30th April. (These are all UK
release dates - I don't know if they are the same
elsewhere.)
- March 9th - Disappointing
news im afraid. According to all the papers and news
sites the tour ain't gonna happen for a while yet. Ronan
says he can't take time out of his schedule so that means
no tour for the rest of the lads and us fans. I know the
papers always blow things out of proportion but I think
this time it is true. Ronan hasn't denied any thing and
the rest of the Boyz don't want to talk about it. We can
now just hope that maybe sometime they will get together,
but its not going to be for a long time yet. On a better
note, Keith will be a contestent in Celebrity Big Brother
for Comic Relief on Channel 4 and BBC 1. Check out my TV
schedule page for details of when to catch
him.
- March 3rd - ITS RONAN'S 24th
BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Ro! Other news is
that there will soon be a Boyzone press conference so we
will finally hear some news about the future of Boyzone.
I think it is going to be on the 17th March (Stephen's
birthday and St Patricks Day) but whether it is about a
tour, a split of whatever I don't know. I guess we will
just have to wait and see.
- February 18th - THE BABY IS HERE!
Yvvone has finally given birth to the new Keating baby
and its a girl. They have named her Marie (after Ronan's
mother) She was born at 2:30am this morning (Sunday
February 18th) in Dublin. Both mother and baby are fine.
- February 11th - Well although it
looked like the Boyzone tour was set to go ahead after
their talk together in December it seems as though Ronan
has not yet signed the contract. There seems to be a lot
going on between him and Shane, with stories in the press
about Shane accusing Ronan of saying he was not gay
enough to be in Boyzone and Shane saying some pretty bad
things about Ro. How much of this is true I don't know,
because you know what the press are like, and a lot of
the stories probably have something to do with Louis
Walsh. I'm trying not to get too scared, but if Shane and
Ro don't patch things up then it could mean there will be
NO TOUR. On an slightly better note, Boyzone's official
site has been majorly revamped and it quite different.
There has been new things added like a chatroom too (although
I havent checked it out yet!) Worth a visit anyway - www.boyzone.co.uk if you dont
remember.
- January 31st - Not much to
report, but you may have heard about the incident with
Shane at the Childline concert. If not, it involved him
saying, "Here's
one for the tabloid papers: 'Kiss my f**king ass'"
at the end of their performance, when it was going out
live on primetime TV. As you can guess the press had a
lot to say about that. Other news includes Keith's
Official Site being opened, so make sure you check that
out - www.keithduffy.net. As you know Ronan's
baby should be here any day now, so I promise I will tell
you as soon as I hear any news about that - just keep
checking the site.
- January 2nd - Still no major news really I'm
afraid. Steve's single, Stay, should be released in March
(UK) so there should be promo for that in about a month
or so. If you are desperate for more boyzone merchandise
then I can tell you that there is a new boyzone annual
out. It is quite difficult to get hold of, and I havent
managed to get my copy yet, but if you cant find it
anywhere you could try Amazon and order it off the
internet, or if you live in the UK you could try ordering
it through bookshops like WH Smiths.
- December
18th - No major news at the moment. Ronan
won Best Solo Male and Best Dressed Male at the Smash
Hits Poll Winners Party. Keith and Shane only went in at
number 36 in the UK charts with Girl You Know Its True (Not
bad though considering they did fairly little promo and
had no airplay!) Also, Boyzone have pretty much confirmed
that they will be touring around next December, but there
are no dates or anything yet. I'll keep you posted.
- December
10th - Unfortunately Ronan only came 4th
in Record of the Year 2000. Westlife won it. >-( .
However if you wanna support the boyz then make sure you
go out and buy Keith and Shane's single tomorrow!
- December
6th - The dates and venues of Ro's
second UK solo tour are now available. Check out my tour dates page for
information.
- November
29th - Ronan only reached number 6 in
the UK charts : (. Still, if you didn't buy it then make
sure you do cos I can assure you it is well worth it.
Especially 'Fairytale of New York'.
- November
22nd - Just a reminder that Ronan's
single is now out so BUY IT! Also, if you have heard the
rumours that boyzone have split then I wouldn't start
panicing yet. I don't know for sure whether they are
true, but as far as I know they mostly come from Louis
Walsh, and papers blowing things out of proportion. The
boys have said that they aren't true on numerous
ocaissions, and both Ronan and Keith have denied truth in
the rumour about a fight.
- November
19th - Stephen has become an uncle for
the 3rd time. His sister Michelle gave birth to baby Leah
(sister for Jordan) on the 17th November. Almost on Uncle
Tony's birthday! (He was 19 on the 18th November -
BOYZONE DAY).
- November
18th - No news but I thought since it is
November 18th I would remind you all that it is boyzone
day, and 7 years exactly since the best group in the
world was created.
- November 15th - Louis Walsh is no
longer boyzone's manager. I dont have time to go through
the whole story but all I can say is thank god. I mean, I
know he may have got boyzone to where they are today, but
he obviously doesn't want them around anymore, and I
think boyzone are big enough to cope by themselves now.
- November 11th - Well, according
to information I received through a mailing list Mikey
has put back the release of his single, album, and put
back his tour. However I do have some better news. If you
couldn't see, or missed as I did, Ronan performing his
concert on Sky One then don't worry, a video of his tour
is going to be released on 27th November!
- October 29th - Mikey's single If You'd Only is
now to be released in the U.K. on 13th November, so make
sure you buy it! Ronan's is released a week later on 20th
November. His single, The Way You Make Me Feel, features
the vocals of the one and only Bryan Adams.
- October 27th - If you read the
rumours in the paper or saw the big breakfast news as I
did you may have been shoked to hear that Stephen has
been dropped by his record company. However Polydor
Records say he has a
new single planned for release early next year and the
label is mystified as to why anyone should have drawn
this conclusion. They say they are very much "looking
forward to beong part of his future success.
- October 21st - It's Ronan Keating
weekend on my local radio station, Plymouth Sound, and
they are giving the chance to win Ronan's album. If you
live near Plymouth then its on 97fm. I've just won an
album even though I've already got it, and now I'm going
into a prize draw for the chance to meet Ronan in person
at the Albert Hall! I'll let you know if I win when they
give the results tomorrow.
- October 16th - Shane's new T.V. series starts
tonight. He will be presenting a program called Shane's
World, which can be seen on Men and Motors at 11:00pm. I
know not many people will have this channel but I'm lucky
enough to have On Digital which has the channel!
- October 16th - Mikey's new single, If You'd
Only, is out on 30th OCTOBER so make sure you BUY IT!
- October 12th - Stephen's single went in at
number 11 which is a bit disappointing because it didn't
even reach the top 10. It did have competition from
the likes of Westlife and Mariah Carey, All Saints and
Texas but I think it deserved to at least reach the top 5.
Well done anyway Steve - I think it should have been
number 1.
- October 2nd - I went in town after school today
and bought Steve's new single. One version has loads of
remixes and I couldn't afford two so I only bought the
one, but the one I did buy has a great new track, Waiting
For This Feeling, Where Did You Go live on a boyzone
tour, and a CD ROM bit which I am going o check out in a
minute. So if you live in the U.K. make sure you buy his
single before Sunday cos we want Steo to get to number
one this time!
- October 1st - I just wanna say a big happy
birthday to our very own Keith Duffy!!!!!!!!!!!
- Okay - forget what I said
about Steve's single cos the release date has changed. (I
don't know why) It will now be released on 2nd October.
- Stephen and Shane
joined Keith for the last in the series of F.B.I. on
Saturday. Stephen performed his new single but
unfortunately Shane and Keith didn't. Remember - STEVE'S
SINGLE 'I BELIEVE' IS OUT ON 25th SEPTEMBER.
- Mikey's new single
'If you'd only' is going to be released in October so he
should be doing promotion soon. I'll update you as soon
as I hear when he's going to be on anything.
- Shane and Keith are
gonna be releasing a single together. I don't know the
name yet but they're gonna be taking the mick out of puff
daddy and westlife apparently.
- There is big news for
the Keating family as Ro and Yvonne are expecting their
second child. The little brother or sister for Jack is
due sometime around February.
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