Spice Girls and pinched his bottom, causing controversy. At the Ivor Novello Awards, the group won International Hit of the Year and Best-Selling British Single awards for "Wannabe". In June 1997, "Spice World" began filming and wrapped in August. In September, the Spice Girls performed "Say You'll Be There" at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and won Best Dance Video for "Wannabe". At the 1997 Billboard Music Awards the group won four awards; New Artist of the Year, Hot 100 Singles Group of the Year, Album Group of the Year, and Album
The Return of the Spice Girls Tour in $33.8 million and drawing 256,647, winning the 2008 Billboard Touring Award for Top Boxscore. On 28 June 2007, the Spice Girls held a press conference at The O in London, formally announcing their intention to reunite as a group, a plan that had long been speculated by the media. During the press conference, the group laid out their plans to embark on a world concert tour that would be seen as a celebration of the group's history and to tour as a quintet for the last time. Initially eleven dates were announced and spanned North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania,