Mutya Keisha Siobhan - the original Sugababes − have finally premiered the music video for their big comeback single, Flatline.
The short clip - which features the retro-styled babes cavorting around Venice Beach, Los Angeles wearing AWESOME 80s platforms and hanging out with some potential man candy - marks the band's first official video release since they announced that they had reunited. Which means their last music video dropped an epic 12 years ago.
It was shot by famed fashion photographer Auleta, who also makes her directional debut with the 'babes.
For us? It's all about the dog on the skateboard.
And the song, of course. Which is ace.
Flatline is set to be released on 15 September. But fans will have to wait it out for the album, which isn't set to drop until early 2014.
Mutya Keisha Siobhan have announced their first headlining show together in 12 years.
The original Sugababes' revelation comes just days after they premiered their comeback single, Flatline.
The band promise fans an unmissable performance when they take to the stage at the Scala in London on 1 August.
Tickets to the show go on sale this Friday 12 July at 9am. They will cost just £12.50 and will be available only to +16.
Alongside this, the girls have also released a self-filmed, behind-the-scenes, video showing the writing and recording of Flatline, which you can watch below.
The track is now available to pre-order on iTunes ahead of its official release on 1 September.
Mutya Keisha Siobhan celebrated the premiere of their new single Flatline by revealing details of their new album during a Google + Hangout yesterday.
The original Sugababes line-up answered fans questions during the live streamed, fan-based event at Google HQ in London.
"For us, it's important that we experiment with different types of music and the album definitely reflects that. The sounds comes more from the vocal blend of harmonies," Keisha said on the record.
"You have to experiment with our voices," Siobhan added. "Some things that you think will really work in the studio don't, and then other things where we think we are really pushing the boat out - it might be too pop or it might be too urban - and we do it and it works!
"We've taught ourselves that the sky is the limit; to keep pushing ourselves. If there is a producer we love out there, contact them and try it out. You never know who you are going to gel with musically!"
The band also revealed that they will be shooting a new video for the track in Los Angeles next week.
"The reason we're doing that is that we wrote Flatline in LA with Dev Hynes," Siobhan continued. "We feel that the scenery there will really capture what the song is about. The director is a woman called KT Auleta, she shoots for Italian Vogue. We think her work is amazing! She wrote a treatment for Flatline and it completely summed up how we felt about the song."
Get a listen to the track and watch the MKS Google + Hangout in full below.
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Mutya Keisha Siobhan have unveiled a preview of their new track, Flatline.
Speaking about the clip on Twitter, the original Sugababes line-up posted: So excited to present to you all a preview of our brand new single Flatline!"
The song will serve as the trio's first official release from their forthcoming album, which is expected to hit the shelves later this year.
Mutya Buena recently described the tune as "grown-up" and "soulful".
"We wanted to take our time and make sure it was right. "The most important thing for us was to make sure we did it properly."
Listen to the Dev Hynes-produced track below:
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The original Sugababes, Mutya Keisha Siobhan, have revealed their plans to tour in the near future.
The newly reunited band also hinted that a few special festival appearances could be on the cards.
Speaking to us at the GLAMOUR Women Of The Year Awards last night, Siobhan said: "We're right in the middle of the video and the album artwork, so we're still, in that sense, in the creative process, which is exciting. But there's also… We're looking at touring and there are also festivals in the pipeline."
On how it felt to be reunited with her bandmates after years apart, Mutya added: "It feels good. It was meant to happen anyway, so know we're fulfilling our dreams again, so… We're excited."
"We've been back together a while now, even though the first single is yet to come and it's coming this month," Siobhan concluded. "It's been a year and a half of us working every day together, so. It's been really nice. It's been lovely."
The band will unveil their first official single, Flatline, later this month.
WATCH OUR INTERVIEW WITH MKS BELOW:
Mutya Keisha Siobhan have announced their new single, Flatline.
The track will serve as the reunited Sugababes' first official release, and will be aired for the first time later this month.
Posting on Twitter yesterday, they wrote: "Our new single is called 'Flatline'. "Written by Mutya Keisha Siobhan and produced by Dev Hynes. Excited for everyone to hear it this month!"
Since they reformed officially last summer, they've been busy working with Emeli Sandé, producer MNEK, Sia and the Sugababes producer Cameron McVey on their new album. No release date has been set for the record as of yet.
The band recently posted Lay Down In Swimming Pools - their take on Kendrick Lamar's Swimming Pools (Drank) - on SoundCloud, which you can listen to below.
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The original Sugababes line-up Mutya Keisha Siobhan have premiered some new material online.
The girlband posted a clip of them singing a brand new track, Boys, on YouTube.
A snippet of the studio version of the song has premiered on Popjustice , too.
Mutya Keisha Siobhan announced their debut live reunion at a surprise gig on New Year's Eve. The trio performed a cover of Rihanna's hit track Diamonds, alongside old Sugababes tracks Overload and Freak Like Me.
They claim that their first album together since 2001's One Touch will be a "step up" from their original material. They also described it as "eclectic" and "modern".
LISTEN TO BOYS BELOW
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The original Sugababes line-up - now called MKS - have opened up about their reunion, with Keisha Buchanan revealing that she and Siobhan Donaghy buried the hatchet that led to Siobhán quitting the original line up 11 years ago.
Speaking to Ponystep magazine, Buchanan said: "Me and Siobhán had to sit down and have that conversation before anything else... There were a lot of things misconstrued over the years and we weren't in a good place. But we reached an understanding and were able to move forward."
The 28-year-old singer also revealed that she first started to contemplate a truce after former bandmate Mutya Buena appeared on breakfast TV.
"I remember sitting on my couch watching Mutya on Lorraine, just after I'd left the Sugababes.
"Lorraine said, 'You might as well call Siobhán and get the original band back together'. I could see Mutya thinking 'Perhaps'. That was the start."
Mutya then revealed: "After that, I Facebooked Siobhán and we said we should meet up." The feisty trio also admitted that they'll be approaching the fame game differently this time around, too. Keisha said: "They (band managers) tried to (media train us), but as soon as we got on to camera we forgot everything we'd been told... We'd go into interviews with faces like thunder."
Donaghy, 28, added: "Back then, we weren't even moody. We didn't realise you have to smile or you look aloof when you're on TV." Buena also spoke about what fans can expect from their forthcoming album, saying: "It's a step up from the first album. I hope people enjoy it - actually I know they will."
SOURCE: PONYSTEP MAGZINE, METRO
Mutya Keisha Siobhan have confirmed that they are working with another legendary act from the 90s.
The Sugababes original line-up have revealed that they are in the studio with All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis, after previously writing songs with the star.
"Studio today with Shaznay Lewis! We wrote a song with her Last November but she wasnt in our session but this time we're all in a room :-)," they revealed on Twitter. "*Reminder;-) Shaznay was in 1 of the best girl bands 2 come out of the UK "All Saints" Loved them!"
The girl band then posted a video link to classic All Saints hit, Never Ever. The All Saints formed in 1993, and released their debut album in 1997. The split in 2001, after which Lewis enjoyed a brief spell as a solo artist, before focusing on song writing.
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The original Sugababes line-up has officially reformed.
Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy have confirmed their plans to release a new album and have posted a picture of themselves together for the first time since they split.
Taking to Twitter, Buchanan revealed: "Dear tweeters ive been trying my best to keep this one on the DL haha @mutyabuena @siobhandonaghy @mksofficial. "It's been killing us to keep it secret any longer! @keisha_buchanan @MutyaBuena," Donaghy added. Buena also commented, posting: "@siobhandonaghy @keisha_buchanan I think we should tell the world. WE'RE BACK!!! @MKSofficial."
The girlband confirmed that they will release new material under the name Mutya Keisha Siobhan after they registered the trademark of the name last month.
Speaking to Popjustice, the girls said of their first rehearsals back together: "The first time we sang in a room together and worked out our harmonies and sang them together was recording a song called Too In Love. Buchanan added: "It was the first time we'd sang together since we were 16 years old. To be honest with you it wasn't an instant thing. When we were younger we gelled straight away, but we had to learn to blend with each other again. "It was so special to be excited about hearing our voices together, and being excited about our music. On my days off I'd go home and I'd listen to the tracks. I'd be like, 'I'm really enjoying this'. I just enjoyed our music." Mutya Keisha Siobhan are planning to release their album at the end of this year. Single releases are expected to be announced in due course.
SOURCE: POPJUSTICE
The original line-up of the Sugababes are set to reform, it has been rumoured.
The founding members of the girl group - Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy - are reportedly working on a new album, and will apparently make their reunion official when it is complete.
According to pop gossip site Wot You Got, the trio "haven't signed anything official yet, but they have been demoing some new songs to see if they can re-capture that magic of their debut album".
The site added: "If they get that right, then they'll sign on the dotted lines."
But don't get your hopes up too soon, Sugababes fans. The same reunion was rumoured by a number of sources - including the Guardian, NME.com and Holymoly.com - back in 2009, just after Keisha Buchanan left the band.
At the time, Warner Music, who were apparently involved in signing up the trio, denied any involvement.
"We haven't seen them here or heard anything about it," a spokesperson told the Guardian: "I don't think they've got the story right."
All three girls made up the first incarnation of the Sugababes, who formed in 1998.
Keisha Buchanan, who was the last to leave the band, played her first solo gig earlier this year.
However, no release date or record deal has been announced for the star since she left the band in 2009.
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