Kylie Minogue signs new record deal with BMG, new album expected this year
Kylie Minogue has signed a new record deal with BMG and is expected to release a new album on the label later this year.
After releasing her last 12 records on Parlophone in the UK, New BMG president Alexi Cory-Smith revealed in an interview with Music Week that Kylie has joined their roster along with a wave of other acts.
"We want to make a great, big, classic Kylie pop record, she said. "Thirty years she's been in the business, and she's better than ever before.
"There's so many different opportunities and with our reach into multi-media the possibility of making a documentary or book with her - it's all possible. She's just the ultimate artist."
Other acts who have recently been snapped up by the label include Texas, Nickelback and Blondie, who have recently announced details of their upcoming album, Pollinator.
The label had a hugely successful 2016 with hit albums from Jack Savoretti, Blink-182 and Rick Astley's Number 1 album 50.
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Kylie has notched up 22 Top 40s on the Official Albums Chart across her career, seven of which have reached Number 1. Check out Kylie's complete UK chart history here.
Her last album release on Parlophone was 2015's festive collection Kylie Christmas, which peaked at Number 12 and was re-released last Christmas with additional songs.
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Gregory Daniels
I am still waiting for the sequel to "Impossible Princess"...
Adrian Byrne
dear god please not a ultra snow queen edition of Kylie Christmas, im gay i love you but get back to some perfect pop tunes.
Gusy629
YES!!!
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Avi
First a correction - Kylie only released 8 albums on Parlophone and she actually released 2 albums with BMG at the time.
Second, I think it's a great move for Kylie. Parlophone completely lost it, since the takeover by Warner.
MusicStan_1997
I'm so excited, it feels likes ages since Kiss Me Once came out. I've loved every album Kylie has ever released so I don't care how this album sounds, I will without a doubt love it.
HonestMike
I think her best Minogue album is the one that as actually is *hers*. 'Impossible Princess' was mostly written and composed by her, and partly played by her as well.
Since it wasn't chintzy enough to shift units to her most profitable fan base, that *artistic integrity* notion was dropped like a school bag. Since then, formulaic disco biscuit product has been the norm.
HonestMike
Oh dear - they've let that guy with OCD loose on the Photoshoot program again. That photo of Minogue is a joke. :-/
Daniele Dioli
I agree
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Ronnie
I love her. She seems like a very nice person.
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If BMG is listening, what Kylie fans really want to do is give her another #1 on the British singles chart, which has not been achieved since 2003. tarotworldtour.wordpress.com
Jason Lindley
Can't wait please let this be another album like light years
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Brian
Wouldn't that be great? I don't think there's ever been a gayer album than Light Years, and since she's moved into her legacy act years, what would be better than another love letter to her gay fans? I don't think she could recover from another snoozefest like Kiss Me Once was.
Jason Lindley
I agree, that was the first album of hers I brought and I did not bother to listen to. My fav album is rhythm of love. Fingers crossed Kylie will be back as lately her impossible princess era has charted better. Who would have thought Kylie would struggle to chart in the top 40.