Sugababes live at The Point, Dublin

The Point is stuffed with row upon row of kids with glow sticks, light up bunny ears, pop corn and hassled-looking parents. They’re waiting for the Sugababes. And waiting. And waiting.

Sugababes announce date at The Point

Doubtless enthused by the nice things that were said about their Overloaded album in the last issue of Hot Press, Sugababes have announced a visit to Dublin.

And baby makes three

When Jackie Hayden was enlisted to interview Sugababe Mutya Buena, little did he suspect that he would be loudly upstaged by another woman as he tries to get the lowdown on the Sugababes’ near break-up, Mutya’s concern over the sexing-up of their recent video, the effects of her pregnancy on her career and who ‘Push The Button’ was really about.

Ugly

Sugababes run of four increasingly impressive albums is something unheard of in the world of corporate pop and ‘Ugly’ is yet another gem of a single. Essentially taking the same stance as TLC’s ‘Unpretty’ a decade ago, it may deal in simple platitudes as to the nature of beauty and it’s depth, but this is a classy, catchy pop tune with a human heart. You won’t hear many of those over the next month.

Ugly

Sugababes run of four increasingly impressive albums is something unheard of in the world of corporate pop and ‘Ugly’ is yet another gem of a single. Essentially taking the same stance as TLC’s ‘Unpretty’ a decade ago, it may deal in simple platitudes as to the nature of beauty and it’s depth, but this is a classy, catchy pop tune with a human heart. You won’t hear many of those over the next month.

Blame it on the bogey

Mutya Buena is the Sugababe the tabloids love to hate, an uncomfortable phenomenon the half-Irish half-Filipino star seems to take in her stride.

Sugababes cancelled due to 'illness'

The last minute cancellation by The Sugababes at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on Saturday night was due to 'illness' according to promoters MCD and NOT as alleged by the Daily Mirror by "an almighty catfight backstage".

Sugababes announce shows in Belfast, Killarney and Dublin

The poptastic Sugababes will be entertaining the masses in March next year

Love triangle

Not perfect by any means but certainly far more consistent than its patchy predecessor

Three

Not perfect by any means but certainly far more consistent than its patchy predecessor

Sweet tooth

Peter Murphy gets a sugar rush from the 'babes

Sweet things

Although still in their teens, the career of English popsters the Sugababes has been more eventful than most bands twice their age. Co-founder Mutya Buena tells us how they pulled through the dark times and why she’s pleasantly shocked at the NME’s coverage of the band

Round Round

Freak like them!

Pop will redeem itself: Sugababes co-headline the Smash Hits tour in the Point

One Touch

The three 16 year-old girls who met at a party a couple of years ago have become one of the UK’s brighest MOBO hopes, as evidenced by their smash hit ‘Overload’.