It's been a hell of a week for Kylie Minogue. I had a real dejavu once I saw a post of hers announcing a new label deal with BMG and a new team to work with. The last time she announced something similar, leading into the "Kiss Me Once" album release, she had just broken up with her then boyfriend and she leaped straight into work. And she worked a lot.
I thought this time could be different for her, but a day or so later, news came out that Kylie is again single. Starting out as just rumors for most of the day, Kylie went ahead and confirmed the split later in the day.
Like a true professional, she only spent a moment crying and was back on stage two days later. With her signature smile and radiation of joy on-stage, she did a performance in Switzerland, like nothing happened.
All the while, the press is going wild about many things. Some press have been keen on calling her 'unlucky' in love and list her whole history to rub it in, others jump on her bandwagon and sing her praise for standing her ground – the ex-fiancée is suspected to have cheated on her. I'm sure, she just wanted to run and hide for a while, but instead she is still doing her work.
Perhaps these recent events will have some impact on the tone of her new album. Many of her albums feature great break-up songs like "Dancefloor" from the Fever-album or a positive look to a new time ahead in "Into The Blue" from the Kiss Me Once-album.
She's been working on new material throughout the drama that has emerged and she has promised to bear her heart and soul on it. I thing we can be quite convinced it'll still be a positive and upbeat pop album, despite the knowledge that Kylie also has an alternative side, which she showed during her years at the Deconstruction label.
Luckily, she's able to do it all under her own name. Kylie Minogue has won the first round against the trademark request Kylie Jenner made on their shared first name. Kylie Jenner has, however, appealed.
