Kylie Minogue drops her 17th studio album 'Tension II'
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Last updated 18th Oct 2024
Pop Princess Kylie Minogue has now released the sequel to her popular album 'Tension'. 'Tension II' was released on 18th October, preceded by the lead single 'Lights Camera Action'.
In an unusual post, Kylie shared a video of her hugging a dog, being 'distracted', as her album was released. She told her fans: "'Tension II' is out now, but I'm sorry I'm really distracted... So distracted."
Announcing the news back in September, the 'Padam Padam' singer took to Instagram to write: 'LOVERS …. TENSION II … The sequel with NINE new tracks will be yours on October 18th! 🩶🩵🩶 Get ready for your close up ... Lead single coming September 27th … LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION 💡📸🎬 But wait! There’s more ....'.
Taking to the comments, many fans drew parallels with some of Kylie's previous albums, with one writing: 'It’s giving “Aphrodite meets Light Years” 🔥 😍', and another saying: 'Oooooh Aphrodite is BACK 🤍'.
'Aphrodite' was released back in 2010 and featured her hits 'All the Lovers' and 'Get Outta My Way', while 'Light Years' was released in 2000, and spawned her iconic hits 'Spinning Around' and 'On a Night Like This'.
'Tension II' will be Kylie's 17th studio album, and the follow-up to her 2023 album 'Tension' which featured songs such as 'Padam Padam', 'Tension' and 'Hold On to Now'.
As well as the announcement, many fans have been wondering what the singer meant by 'There's more...', with one fan suggesting there could be a tour, writing: 'Tour announcement plzzzzzzzzzzz', (sic) another fan commented: '👏👏👏 the dates please 👏👏👏'.
Just hours later, Kylie then announced a tour for May 2025, called 'The Tension Tour'.
What is the name of Kylie Minogue's new album?
Kylie's new album is called 'Tension II'.
What songs are on the 'Tension II' tracklist?
Kylie's album features 13 songs in total including 'Dance Alone' with Sia and 'My Oh My' with Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo, and 'Lights Camera Action'.
- Lights Camera Action'
- 'Taboo'
- 'Someone For Me'
- 'Good As Gone'
- 'Kiss Bang Bang'
- 'Diamonds'
- 'Hello'
- 'Dance To The Music'
- 'Shoulda Left Ya'
- 'Edge Of Saturday Night' (with The Blessed Madonna)
- 'My Oh My' (with Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo)
- 'Midnight Ride' (with Orville Peck & Diplo)
Kylie has now shared the album as individual tracks on YouTube.
When will 'Tension II' be released?
It was released on 18th October 2024.
What is the lead single from 'Tension II' called?
The lead single is called 'Lights Camera Action'.
When will 'Lights Camera Action' be released?
It was released on 27th September 2024.
You can hear songs by Kylie Minogue on Cool FM.
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