Atomic Kitten's debut single made an impressive impact on the charts. Right Now managed to sell 30,000 singles in its first week alone and managed a No. 10 position in the charts. Not bad when you consider it was battling out with more well established acts during a traditionally busy Christmas period.

Andy is currently very, very busy finishing off the Atomic Kitten album which is due for release in the New Year. Meanwhile, the girls themselves are keeping active. They fly to Japan today and won't be back in the UK until midnight on Christmas Eve - effectively arriving home on Christmas Day.

Atomic Kitten's debut single Right Now is released on Monday 25th November. Such is the confidence on the part of record label Innocent that they're shipping an initial batch of 80,000 copies(!).

The girls are also going to be doing more TV over the coming week with a performance on CD:UK and the Children In Need event penciled in.

Atomic Kitten's single has been playlisted by Radio 1. The promo CD has also managed to make an impression, getting a No. 15 placing in the Music Week dance chart.

As previously reported, the girls will be on The Big Breakfast all next week. They'll also be on Dutch TV in December and will be back in Japan before Christmas.

Atomic Kitten have been getting lots of local radio play for Right Now. The single will also be released in most European territories before Christmas.

The Kittens, fresh from their successful run on TV show This Morning, are now preparing for a similar 6 day run on The Big Breakfast - the UK's most popular early morning TV show.

The girls will also (finally) be appearing on Live & Kicking on Saturday 20th November. Apparently there was some concern previously about the saucy lyrics for Right Now so the Kittens had to pull out of the show. The good news is that they'll now be performing another song - See Ya - instead.

Atomic Kitten will also be turning on the Christmas lights in Chester, Edinburgh and Liverpool (no jokes about "being turned on" please...) Miaow!

Atomic Kitten will be appearing on TV in the UK every day next week on 'This Morning'. The girls will be running a video diary every morning and will be performing in the studio on Friday at the end of the week. Meeow!

There are two 12" mixes for the single Right Now : K Class have produced what Andy describes as a "groovy lounge" mix and there's also a mix by Solomon (who used to produce material as New Atlantic). Meanwhile, the video for the single has been inundated with requests on cable/satellite video show The Box.

Keeping up the band's good fortune, EMI Japan announced that they would be making the Kittens their priority for the New Year.

The Atomic Kitten single is set for release on 29.11.99 and the song of choice is Right Now. The mix is a bit of a hybrid as it features the instrumentals mixed by Absolute (responsible for mixing the likes of Spice Girls and Geri Halliwell) and the original vocals taken directly from the demo.

The promo video is completed and will be available on the satellite/cable video show The Box from this Saturday. The video is on their 'A' List which guarantees it gets played 12 times a day and that's before any requests by viewers. Interested parties that might want to request the song may like to know that the song is No. 567 on The Box request list.

The Box staff apparently on record as saying that Atomic Kitten are best band they've seen in ages and that the song is a definite No. 1....

Atomic Kitten have also finished interviews for Smash Hits and a 2 page article for The Daily Mirror. They also appear in a November issue of TV Hits magazine.

The band will be appearing on The Big Breakfast (Channel 4) on 19.11.99 and Live And Kicking (BBC1) on 20.11.99.Andy, Stuart and the band are busy recording the debut album with engineer Peter Craigy. The album is yet to be titled and is due for a March 2000 release in Japan first.

The Atomic Kitten website will also be updated to coincide with all the current activity.

Best wishes to Atomic Kitten's Kerry who had her tonsils out this week. Get Well Soon!

Atomic Kitten have signed a deal with Innocent records (a subsidiary of Virgin) and the first single will be either Right Now or See Ya. Innocent and Virgin think Atomic Kitten are destined to be the next big thing.

The band have also recorded the theme music for a new BBC TV series called The Belfry Witches which is due to start late September.

Atomic Kitten are also supporting 911 during their UK tour in September. They'll also be appearing on the bill at the Liscard Show in Wallasey on the August Bank Holiday as well as lots of school gigs scheduled for September and October.

Atomic Kitten are now very close to signing a deal with a record label. The band recently played a series of showcase performances in London generating definite interest amongst several labels. Andy has also revealed that they hope to have the first single out in November.

More information on Atomic Kitten can now be found on their new website at www.atomickitten.com. There's not a lot of information up at the moment but the site will be expanding shortly.

Atomic Kitten now have three finished songs. Andy and Stuart have been in the studio working on the final mixes for the tracks: Right Now, See Ya and Holiday. The new promo photos are being printed this week and we'll be posting up a sample as soon as we have them.

Atomic Kitten will be performing this Sunday 30th May as part of Birmingham's Gay Pride event here in the UK. The event is expected to attract a crowd of nearly 10,000 people.

Atomic Kitten have stirred up some interest since their gigs at the Paradox Club in Liverpool and Heaven in London. Nothing is concrete yet, but their performances were well received. The Atomic Kitten PR machine is about to get underway and you can expect to see the girls performing at various radio roadshows over the summer. An Atomic Kitten website is underway and the girls are also shooting some publicity shots on Friday. Engine Records are considering the release of a limited edition

Atomic Kitten have a new member in the shape of 16 year old Natasha Hamilton from Liverpool. The group performed a warm-up gig at the Paradox Club in Liverpool on Friday night to an enthusiastic response. The next gig is scheduled for Heaven Club in London this coming Monday night.

Andy, along with Stuart and Martin O'Shea (Atomic Kitten's manager) have formed a new record company called Engine Records and the label kicks off with a launch party at the Voodoo Room in Liverpool in June.

More news on Andy McCluskey's new project: The girl band formerly known as The Automatic Kittens have now been rechristened Atomic Kitten. Andy, Stuart and colleague Martin O'Shea were in London last week meeting with various record companies and generating quite a bit of interest.