Kylie Minogue reveals plans for 2017 album: 'I just want to make good music'

The Aussie star recently signed to Jay Z's label Roc Nation 
William Baker
Alistair Foster16 December 2016
The Weekender

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Kylie Minogue says she wants her Christmas shows at the Royal Albert Hall to become an annual tradition.

The singer, who performed her festive concerts at the west London venue last week, said: “When we did the show last year I did say on stage, ‘Should we make this a tradition?’

“It felt amazing. Before I even started singing and was shimmying out behind girls with their tinsel pom-poms, you just feel the energy change.

"I’ve been in love with it ever since. If my nerves can handle it I’d love it to be a rolling tradition.

“You all go Christmas crackers. I don’t think it’s quite the same in Australia. You Brits go nuts and so it makes for a great show and a lot of fun.”

Kylie, 48, who parted with Jay Z’s management company Roc Nation last year, said she hoped to have an album out in 2017.

Kylie Minogue at The Ivy

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She added: “The last couple of years I’ve been doing lots of bits and pieces. I’m looking forward to a solidified 2017. I’ve done a lot of random gigs, that’s the one thing that’s kept me busy.

“So I just want to make good music, music that people can have as part of their life. If I can just stick with that, that’s a good place.

"Instead of thinking ‘how does the music industry work and how do I fit into it?’ I just want to do what I do.”

Of the kind of tunes fans can expect, she said: “What’s worked well for me in the past is pop dance, obviously, melodies, emotional themes.

"I think most people think of my songs as joyful. But it doesn’t have to be just about joy — it can be sparkling melancholy — I don’t think I’ve ever used those words together before, I’m going to use it! And a slice of the unexpected, which we did with something like [2003 hit] Slow.”

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