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What is the Hiatus for the Spice Girls?
In January 2001, the Spice Girls unofficially announced that they were beginning an indefinite hiatus.
what happened in 1998 with the spice girls?
While on tour in the United-States, the Spice Girls continued to record new material and released a new song, Goodbye, before Christmas in 1998.
'Goodbye' was a tribute to what?
The song Goodbye was seen as a tribute to Geri Halliwell.
what else happened prior to the spice girls' Hiatus?
Later in 1998, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm appeared at the 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards without their other band members
what awards did the spice girls win at the 1998 mtv europe music awards?
The Spice Girls won two awards: Best Pop Act and Best Group for a second time.
Any other awards or recognition for the Spice Girls besides Best Pop Act and Best Group for the second time at the 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards?
In September 2008, the Spice Girls won the Best Live Return Award at the Live Vodafone Music Awards.
What else happened in 1998 with the spice girls besides the MTV Europe Music Awards and Live Vodafone Music Awards and Goodbye?
In late 1998, Brown and Adams announced they were both pregnant
Anything you find interesting about the article on the Spice Girls?
The Spice Girls returned to the studio in August 1999, after an eight-month recording break to start work on their third and last studio album.
What was the third Spice girls album called?
Forever is the third studio album by English girl group the Spice Girls.
Anything notable about the third spice girls album Forever?
The album Forever's sound took a mature direction when American producers like Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis came on to collaborate with the Spice Girls.

Question: Why did they decide to take a hiatus?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did the spice girls decide to take a hiatus?