The Voice UK 2014: Twin Power, Kylie's Magic Bag And Girls' Night! (Watch FULL Episode 4!)

Enjoy the full show + Louder! :)

This week's lucky team members: Jessica, Sarah, Tila & Tavelah, Rachael, Jai, Gemyni, Melissa 

xo K

Into The Blue - Kylie Minogue The Official VideoS!

Into The Blue is the new track and the lead single from Kylie Minogue's 12th studio album, 'Kiss Me Once', due to be released in March.

It got its first radio play on January 27th and was accompanied by the very beautiful (handwritten) lyrics video. The single is officially to be released on March 9th, 2014 and is already available for the pre-order on iTunes and on Kylie.com store (for more details, please follow the link)

Kylie shot the video for the song earlier this month, in London and it's OUT! :)

Stay tuned!

xo K

The Voice UK 2014: Adele's Cousin, The Chicken Man And Tom Jones' Angels (Watch FULL Episode 3!)

The Voice UK continued its ratings success for BBC One last night (January 25), once again topping Saturday's prime-time ratings with an average audience of 7.89 million (35.2%) tuned in to watch this weekend's show, which saw performances from Adele's cousin Georgia, and Vicky Jones - the sister of McFly's Danny Jones.

Enjoy the highlights (The VoiceLOUDER) and FULL episode 3! :)

New lucky team members! :)

Georgia, Iesher, Myles, Celestine, Laverne and Vicky:

xo K

Kiss Me Once - Kylie Minogue's New Album Artwork, Title, Tracklist + First Listen (Sampler)

(please scroll down for pre-order details, links and updates :)
After teasing fans updating her Facebook page cover unveiling parts of the picture, Kylie Minogue has finally showed her new album artwork and title!

‘Kiss Me Once’ is the name of her 12th studio album and the first since she signed with Jay Z’s Roc Nation. The album is available for a pre-order on iTunes from January 27^th. 

The tracklist (thanks to Kane at SH):

Into The Blue
Million Miles
I Was Gonna Cancel (AKA The Winners)
Sexy Love
Sexercize
Feels So Good
If Only
Les Sex
Kiss Me Once
Beautiful (with Enrique)
Fine
Mr President (Bonus Track)
Sleeping With The Enemy (Bonus Track)
Into The Blue (Video)
Into The Blue (Making the video)
Into The Blue (Trailer)
Behind the scenes of the Kiss Me Once photoshoot
Kylie on Kiss Me Once

Executive producer - Sia Furler (confirmed on Twitter) and Kylie.

You can listen to the sampler of the album here :)

KISS ME ONCE LIMITED EDITION VINYL BOX SET 

(ONLY 2,000 AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE - pRE-ORDER HERE)

Beautiful Silk Cloth Bound 12" Vinyl Box.

Includes:

- 12” Vinyl With Cd Album And Digital Download Code 
- 5 X 12” Art Prints 
- Includes An Exclusive Image And Lifesize Kylie Lip Print! 
- 12” Sticker Sheet Containing 10 Kiss Cut Sticker Designs 
- 12” ‘Faux-Window’ Featuring Raindrops And Album Title So You Can Recreate The “Kiss Me Once” Album Artwork 
- 100 Signed By Kylie




INTO THE BLUE 7" VINYL SINGLE and other available releases PRE-ORDER HERE :) 

Earlier it was announced that Kylie will perform new material at the MasterCard Priceless Gig in March. 

She said: "I can't wait to perform some of my new tracks at my MasterCard Priceless Gig. After a year of working on my album in the studio, I'm so excited to share all my hard work. It's genuinely a priceless moment for me to be given this unique opportunity."

The lead single, 'IntoThe Blue', premieres on January 27th and is out on March 9th. Kylie has already filmed the video for this one!

Meanwhile, do not forget to watch The Voice UK, every Saturday night on BBC1, 7pm! ;)

xo K

The Voice UK 2014: Tom Jones & Will.i.am Alien Talk, Kylie The Calming Fairy & New Team Members! (Watch FULL Episode 2!)

(the review will be added later today, and for now, enjoy the FULL show and check out the highlights! ;)

This week's lucky team members: Sophie, Kelsey Beth, Jimmy, Jamie,  Jermaine, Mairead:

xo K

MasterCard's Priceless Gig: Kylie Minogue To Showcase New Album Material LIVE In March!

Kylie Minogue has been announced to play one of the "priceless" gigs organized by MasterCard. The event is scheduled for March with gig's date and venue yet to be revealed.

Kylie announced that she will perform new material at the concert. She said: "I can't wait to perform some of my new tracks at my MasterCard Priceless Gig. After a year of working on my album in the studio, I'm so excited to share all my hard work. It's genuinely a priceless moment for me to be given this unique opportunity."

MasterCard UK & Ireland's head of brand and sponsorship, Shaun Springer, commented: "Kylie Minogue has been right at the heart of some of the BRITs' most iconic moments so we're absolutely delighted to have her on board for this year's MasterCard Priceless Campaign. We're extremely excited about giving one fan a truly Priceless Moment with her."

 

Kylie’s fans can enter a competition to win a chance to meet Kylie by retweeting the @MasterCardUK tweet (between midnight of January 14th and midnight of January 15th):

New The Voice UK coach meanwhile has been busy shooting new video for her new single 'Into The Blue' (out March 16^th), recording blind auditions for The Voice Australia and getting ready for the exciting #KM2014.

xo K

The Voice UK 2014: Kylie "Bum Press", Tom Jones Well Up And First Lucky Team Members! (Watch FULL Episode 1!)

"It does that thing that is the thing that we're waiting for..."

(thanks to the creator ;)

Ok, it's official: Kylie Minogue, Ricky Wilson, Sir Tom Jones and Will.i.am, Emma Willis and Marvin Humes is just THE line-up for The Voice UK!

The premiere of the season 3 on Saturday, January 11th gathered the audience average of 8.37 million viewers, a peak of 10.6 million and was up over 2 million viewers during last year's premiere, and became the most watched show of the day!

The BBC1 controller, Charlotte Moore commented in delight: "BBC1 continues its start to the year in excellent form with the return of The Voice peaking at a huge 10.6 million last night. As we hoped our new line-up is clearly connecting with audiences."

Beth, Lee, Christina, Sally, Anna, Leo are the lucky one to have made the teams. 

So far this is what we have:

#TeamKylie: Lee and Leo, or KyLee and KyLeo... or KyLeeLeo - you choose!

#TeamTom: Sally

#TeamWill: Anna

#TeamRicky: Beth and Christina

The coaches highlights that will stay in our memory forever:

The world saw the "famous bum press" last night, as Kylie was spinning around in her red chair on her way to get the second member of #TeamKylie, Leo

And Sir Tom Jones gets very emotional (not that we hadn't shed the tear too!) after the performance of the new-found #TeamTom's Sally (thanks BBC The Voice FB page for the caps of these!)

And while we are waiting for the next episode, you can enjoy the show again by watching the FULL episode (Thanks to our friends at ShineOnAndOn blog :)

or recap the highlights of last night's events and a little more ;)

And here's our favorite Episode 1 Review, by DigitalSpy :)

We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did, and see you next week... and the week after... and the week after... and... until the end of the season! ;) Stay tuned for more pictures, highlights, videos and more!

xo K

Parlophone Press Release: Kylie Is Back On The Dancefloor!

Parlophone's Press Release as of January 10th, 2014, regarding Kylie Minogue's first single, Into The Blue, and 12th studio album (thanks to MuuMuse)

KYLIE IS BACK ON THE DANCEFLOOR!

HER BRAND NEW SINGLE “INTO THE BLUE” WILL BE RELEASED ON 16TH MARCH 2014

NEW STUDIO ALBUM COMING LATER THIS YEAR

“Into The Blue” will be the first track taken from Kylie’s highly anticipated new album to be released later this year.

The song, a euphoric return to the dance-floor after 2012’s, “Abbey Road Sessions”, was written by Kelly Sheehan (Mary J Blige, Rita Ora, Beyonce).

Kylie spent 2013 recording her new album in both the U.S. and the UK with a host of producers including, Pharrell, Greg Kurstin, Metrophonic, Cutfather, MNEK and Ariel Rechtshaid. The new album will be Kylie’s 12th studio record and the first album of new material since 2010’s “Aphrodite”.

Kylie said: “2013 was a year of big change, planning and preparation for me and I’m so excited that 2014 is finally here so I can share this new music . Into The Blue is really special to me as it encapsulates a lot of what I’ve been feeling – I can’t wait for it to be out there.”

Kylie has also recently joined The Voice as a coach; the first episode airs this Saturday (11th January).

“Into The Blue” will be released on 16th March 2014 on Parlophone Music.

xo K

Kylie Minogue To Perform At G'Day Qantas Spirit of Australia Event

G'Day USA is an annual program designed to showcase Australian business, innovation, tourism and government policy in the United States - Australia's closest ally and largest trade and investment partner.

Iconic Australian singer Kylie Minogue OBE will perform exclusively for 200 special Australian guests at the Qantas Spirit of Australia event at Mr C. Hotel in Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 8th.

 

(Kylie has already arrived in the LA on Tuesday - zimbio pics)

“We’re delighted that Kylie Minogue will be entertaining our guests. The Qantas Spirit of Australia party is about showcasing the best of Australia to a global audience and this is something Kylie has been doing successfully for a long time,” said Mr Hickey.
“As Australia’s largest private investor in tourism, Qantas is committed to supporting home-grown talent and celebrating the work of successful Aussies to the world,” added Mr Hickey.

Kylie Minogue said she was looking forward to performing at an event that recognised Australian talent.

“I’m honoured to be part of an event that is aimed at promoting and celebrating Australian talent to the world. It will be a fantastic opportunity performing to some of Australia’s most outstanding exports,” said Kylie.

Kylie Minogue’s performance will follow outstanding performances by talented Australian musician Keith Urban and Australian music legends Icehouse.
(Source)

xo K

The Voice UK: Kylie Minogue & Will.i.am On BBC's The One Show (Video)

Kylie & Will.i.am visited BBC studio and gave an interview about The Voice UK on The One show.
p.s. pay attention to the super performance at the end ;)



Another BBC video interview from the red carpet HERE.
Will and Kylie have given a couple more very interesting interviews, which you can find HERE.

The Voice UK premieres on Saturday, January 11th on BBC at 7p.m.

xo K

The Voice UK: Kylie Minogue: "All you can do is be yourself" (Interviews)

Other INTERESTING INTERVIEWS with Kylie:

Lisa McGarry for Unrealitytv.co.uk

Nick Carvell for GQ Magazine UK

The Pop Princess says the real her is about to be revealed on the BBC1 talent show after will.i.am convinced her to join him.

Marc Jefferies for Mirror.co.uk:

Pop princess Kylie Minogue is no stranger to Spinning Around, but 14 years after the release of that hit, the singer is doing it all over again.

This time, however, it is from the comfort of an executive chair rather than in tiny gold hotpants.

She is one of two new judges on talent show The Voice, which returns on Saturday, but getting the 5ft Aussie to actually hit her buzzer and spin her chair around in approval might be tougher than the wannabes would hope.

Chatting backstage at the BBC studios in Salford, Greater Manchester, Kylie admits she cannot make decisions, which, she points out, makes judging tricky.

She giggles: “I don’t like decisions at the best of times, this is constant decision-making, so it’s just having to go with that gut reaction.”

But, after years of singing and acting, Kylie thinks – or possibly fears – the real her is about to be revealed. She laughs: “I know I’m a dork, that much I know, but now everyone will be reminded. All you can do is be yourself.”

Kylie has never been one to let criticism stand in her way and she has shrugged off snobbishness about her Neighbours roots and cheesy pop career to become an honorary national treasure here. 

At 45 she is still a pin-up, and has rocketed to worldwide fame, with more than 70 million record sales around the globe, seven UK number ones and a string of awards.

But despite her wealth of experience, the decision over whether to take the judging role was tricky.

Kylie was close to signing up in 2012 when The Voice was first launched, but she wavered. There were ­allegedly rows about money, but she insists it was the prospect of showing her emotions in front of the camera that terrified her most and made her stall until now.

She says: “It mustn’t have been the right time because I literally lost sleep back then. I really felt a lot of pressure and I didn’t know what the right decision was.

“You know it’s a big opportunity. My record company were really keen for me to do it. But I went with what I felt and that was the right decision because this feels great, it really feels like it’s the right time.

"I watched the show, I was a fan. It’s a great platform. Something clicked in me.”

Kylie joins US star will.i.am, Tom Jones and surprise newbie, Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson, on the panel.

But she admits she still took some coaxing from will.i.am, who hijacked her meeting with executive producer Moira Ross in LA.

She says: “I had a meeting and Mr will.i.am bombed it. I just had one question really, after hearing about stats from the show and whatever. My question to Will was ‘how was the experience?’ I wanted to know, what does it feel like?

“He said he loved the experience, he learnt a lot about himself. So long story short, I thought OK, that’s cool. Yes, I haven’t had an experience like this before.”

The show will give viewers a new experience, too, as normally bubbly Kylie finally shows her emotions.

She is rarely seen without a smile – even during her tough 2005 battle with breast cancer. 

But during the new series’ pre-recorded Battle rounds, normally composed Kylie is seen with tears in her eyes – allowing fans to see a softer side to the star. 

Now bosses hope Kylie’s arrival will revamp the show.

The final last year pulled in 7.2 million viewers – but earlier episodes struggled to get more than five million. And will.i.am, 38, candidly admits that he would not have signed up for the third series without Kylie joining.

In a thinly veiled dig at ex-judge Jessie J, who quit along with The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue, Will suggests Kylie will raise the bar.

He says: “It was hard to decide if I was going to do season three. We knew how things worked, so to imagine it with two people gone it was like, ‘Oh, we really had a thing going’.

"To then gel with two new people in front of all the UK with people judging how they gel, that is very daunting.

“And then when they told me the people they were suggesting. I was like, ‘Kylie would be amazing’ and Ricky, ‘whoa, that’s different’.

“I was thinking about the singers – there are a bunch of singers that need to have perspective on how to become a pop icon, no matter if you’re a freakin’ vocal gymnast or you sing pop songs galore.

“Each one wants to possess what Kylie’s accomplished and no one on the panel last year could provide that to the singers. So I was thinking, ‘Wow, Kylie would actually be awesome because she’s the only person in contemporary music that has that experience’.

“So, I was like, ‘let me see if Kylie does it. If she says yes, then I’ll say yes’.”

 

(Kylie Minogue film a new video on January 4th for her new single, Into The Blue)

Judge Tom Jones, 73, warns winning does not mean instant success, after last year’s champ Andrea Begley and 2012’s Leanne Mitchell struggled to make a mark on the charts.

He says: “Even when you get a record contract, it doesn’t guarantee a hit. You know, it’s still another step. Until you actually get a hit record, then it becomes bigger. So it’s a step, we try to tell them that as well.

“Even when you win, you’re going to get a record contract, yes. But, you know, you’ve still got to wait.”

And despite her enormously successful career, Kylie has seen an element of that herself.

No matter what happens, one thing is for sure. Nothing stops our Kylie – not even the fact she needed special steps wheeled in to help her climb in to her judge’s chair.

• The Voice is launched on BBC1 on Saturday at 7pm

xo K

Kylie Minogue Walks Into The Blue - Video Shoot

"Falling deep, falling deep, falling into the blue..."
Into The Blue is the new track and the lead single from Kylie Minogue's forthcoming studio album, due to be released this year. Kylie was shooting the video on January 4th. The confirmation of filming came from miss Minogue herself on Twitter and Facebook, as well as was posted on her official website:

She tweeted: "Lovers We are working so hard. My team all need massages!!!! We are all going #intotheblue"

Here are a few paparazzi pictures from the video shoot:

 

 

(Source)

It is also expected to see some dancing in the new video - as revealed by ZooNation Dance Company via Twitter:

WATCH the official Lyrics Video HERE :)

OFFICIAL VIDEO:

xo K

Kylie Minogue's Game-Changing Track Skirt Progress On Billboard

Kylie Minogue's latest track, Skirt has been making some progress in the USA in 2013.

Becoming miss K's 7th consecutive Billboard's Dance #1 song and 10th #1 overall on this chart, Skirt has finished at #22 Year-End Dance Chart in 2013:

Besides that, the track has been included into Billboard's list of 50 Game-Changing EDM Songs in 2013 and was placed at #36 on it.



Kylie's new album is set to be released this year preceded by her new single, Into The Blue.
Meanwhile, do not miss the new season of The Voice UK premiere on January, 11th!

xo K

Kylie Minogue To Release Her New Single, Into The Blue, In March!

Happy New Year and Happy #KM2014 or #K27 if you wish!

Miss Kylie Minogue did not make us wait any longer and presented the fans with some very exciting and long awaited information on New Year's Eve: Into The Blue is the new track and the lead single from her 12th studio album, 'Kiss Me Once', due to be released this year.



Into The Blue gets its first radio play on January 27th (confirmed by Miss Minogue ;) 

*UPDATE* (January 10th, 2014):
Parlophone issued a press release today regarding Kylie's first single and her new album.
Into The Blue is officially to be released on March 9th, 2014!
You can check out FULL Press Release HERE (Thanks to MuuMuse :)

From the words of a person who heard the song (thanks!):

"The song is classic Kylie sounding. Starts and end with a 90s housey piano and very lush melancholy strings. Not a dance song per say about 116-118 bpm, but remixes could be great. I would say in feeling it's a little bit "aprhodite" a little bit "no more rain" from X. The chorus is anthemic and she sings into the blu-uuuuu-uuuuuuu an a gorgeous high falsetto. The break down and end have some gorgeous falsetto ad libs. I think any long time K fan should be very happy as it fits into her catalogue beautifully!"

Miss Minogue was shooting the video on January 4th. Kylie and team were "working hard" ;) 

She tweeted: "Lovers We are working so hard. My team all need massages!!!! We are all going #intotheblue"

American songwriters, Kelly Sheehan, aka Madame Buttons, Jacob Kasher and Mike Del Rio are the ones who worked on the new track. On New Year's Eve Madame Bottons tweeted:

Describing the song in 5 words, Kelly said: "euphoric moving uplifting energetic electric"

Replying to Kylie fan's question: "Is the Kylie song epic?", she tweeted: "YES!"

Via Twitter Kelly (Madame Buttons) has also answered the question about working with Kylie: "she is one of the sweetest people I've ever met and she works harder than everyone <3"

Madame Buttons has also worked on other tracks from the new album (we are thankful for the updates!)

Popjustice posted an article, which Google-translates the interview Kylie did with one of the French newspapers. This is what Kylie herself has to say about her new single, Into The Blue:
"We have the first single. All the people who listened to it told me that it was undoubtedly a ‘Kylie song’. Let’s say it is a mix between that part avant-garde 'Slow’ had or, at least, really different from the pop then this classic side found in the ‘Love At First Sight’ and its modern, contemporary, ‘[Can't] Get You Out of My Head’. Yes, I think it is really a ‘Kylie song’ whatever the definition given to it. This song fits this range of mine. Because I am a performer, I do not like being locked into a single job."

In the meantime, Kylie is about to take over the TV screens along with Will.i.am,Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson on the new series of The Voice UK starting January 11th. 

xo K