Kylie Minogue is embarking on one of her largest world tours, accompanying her new album, ‘Tension II.’ She discusses her creative process for ‘Tension II,’ her collaborations with Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo, the impact of “Padam Padam,” and Kamala Harris’ use of the song, and more!
Kylie Minogue:
Hi!
Joe Lynch:
Kylie, thank you so much for being here. How are you today?
Billboard, thank you for having me!
So, we’re going to start with “Padam Padam” because obviously “Padam”-demonioum, you know, took the country, took TikTok by storm. The hook, the delivery is a little something different than what you would expect for a pop song. Did that give you any freedom to approach these ‘Tension II’ songs differently?
Yeah, it opened a lot of doors and it was “the one” for me at this point in time. You know, it was the wave that I was able to catch. I’m still riding it, you know. Not on that song solely, but everything that’s around that. I say that I’m kind of in my villain era, Killing Eve. Unless you’ve heard ‘Tension II-’
I have.
I guess I kind of took it in my stride recording it, but now that I’m looking at it as a body of work, I’m thinking “what are other people going to hear.” And I think that would be the kind of string throughout it.In a not creepy way.
Right! I definitely heard some “Padam” vibes in the collab you have with Bebe and Tove Lo. That was so fun. You say your name, astrological sign.
What’s your star sign?
I’m Aquarius, so yeah, hi.
We’re made to be friends.
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