Go [Nicolette] Go

Some rather disappointing news about a featured ESTROGENIUS artist broke while I was unplugged from the internet:

Go Betty Go have announced that lead vocalist Nicolette Vilar is leaving the group. Most people don't realize how punishing their schedule has been, but the band has been alternately recording and touring around the world for about two years straight. That's bound to take a toll on anybody, and after plugging away as best she could, Nicolette finally decided that it was too much for her.

For more about Go Betty Go's recent album Nothing is More, check out my review here.

Betty, Aixa, Nicolette and Michelle of Go Betty Go

The good news for fans of the band is that Betty, Michelle and Aixa (Nicolette's sister) intend to continue Go Betty Go with a new lead singer, and will be posting audition information on the GBG website soon.

It all seems amicable, at least in public, and I don't know if it's because they're women, or because they're friends. It just seems to me that a lot of male groups tend to have spectacular flameouts, but female groups just sort of part ways with no drama. Even Hole disbanded quietly, for chrissake! Again, I'm talking about the public perception, because in private, there had to be all kinds of tears.

In any case, I wish Nicolette all the best in whatever she chooses to do in life, because she has entertained me greatly as the singer of Go Betty Go. And I look forward to GBG's next chapter: The music business can be insanely difficult, and I hope that GBG can work through this latest difficulty and come out the other side more successful than ever. Because they're Stronger...Than Yesterday!

Sorry...