Kylie Minogue’s highly anticipated 16th album Tension released this week and the Australian pop princess appeared on Sunrise on Monday to promote it.
Speaking to hosts Matt ‘Shirvo’ Shirvington and Natalie Barr, Kylie gave an answer to the question on quite a few fans’ lips: what does ‘padam’ from her song Padam Padam actually mean?
‘It really is amazing, it’s just exploded across the world and there are now calls for it to be added to the dictionary. What would you like to see the definition be,’ host Nat Barr asked Kylie.
‘No one knows what it means,’ quipped Kylie.
Shirvo was about to ask her what she thought it meant, before Kylie replied ‘I think its beauty is it means “whatever.”‘
Kylie Minogue (pictured) was on Sunrise on Monday to promote her highly anticipated 16th album, Tension
Speaking to hosts Matt ‘Shirvo’ Shirvington and Natalie Barr (pictured left frame), Kylie gave an answer to the question on quite a few fans lips: what does ‘padam’ actually mean?
It comes as the 55-year-old singer’s new album Tension looks set to be her most acclaimed yet based on early reviews.
DIY Mag gave the album a perfect score, writing ‘there’s no pretension to its greatness, just our Kylie, once again, humbly proving how easily she can forge gold and transform into a pop culture phenomenon.’
Rolling Stone awarded the album four out of five stars, calling it ‘brilliantly good fun.’
‘No one knows what it means,’ quipped Kylie. Shirvo was about to ask her what she thought it meant, before Kylie replied ‘I think its beauty is it means “whatever”‘
Retropop, meanwhile, claimed the music ‘exudes joy and sees the pop legend not only genuinely energised, but delivering her strongest vocals in a long time.’
Social media has also praised Kylie’s new offering, with one fan account on X (formerly Twitter) sharing a compiled graphic of all the album’s critical praise:
‘Kylie Minogue’s universally-acclaimed album ‘Tension’ will be out at midnight your local time. It is currently shaping to be one of the most critically acclaimed albums of her career!’
DIY Mag gave the album a perfect score, writing ‘there’s no pretension to its greatness’
Social media has also praised Kylie’s new offering, with comments like ‘What an album! Some lethal tunes in here that Kylie has come out with’
The post received many replies and retweets agreeing with this unanimous verdict.
‘She’s living a new career peak; a hit, an acclaimed album, sold out shows,’ one commenter replied.
‘What an album! Some lethal tunes in here that Kylie has come out with simply outstanding winning 4 nominations absolutely awesome,’ wrote another.
While another X user commented, ‘another career peak 36 years into her career wow wow wow!’
Minogue recently made a triumphant return to the UK top 10 after more than a decade with her hit single, Padam Padam.
The infectious track not only marked her comeback but also earned her a fresh wave of devoted fans, playfully referred to as the ‘padam-ic.’
Her saucy new song, Tension, has also drawn enthusiastic response from fans.
The Padam Padam singer took to X (formerly Twitter) in July to formally announce her upcoming shows at The Venetian Las Vegas
The recent smash successes come amid Kylie’s recent announcement of a Las Vegas residency, which sold out within hours of tickets becoming available.
She’ll be joining an illustrious list of stars such as Cher, Celine Dion, and Britney Spears, who have all performed regular concert spectaculars in the glitzy casino city.
Kylie says she is yet to choose a set list but wants it to have some surprises.
‘What we’re envisioning is that you walk into this room and you’re transported,’ the Come Into My World singer said.
‘I’ve got my work cut out for me to choose the set list and to make sure I include a few surprises as well.’
Padam Padam is the lead single from the star’s 17th studio album, Tension
