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FEBRUARY 2003 |
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Kylie raised temperatures at the
BRITS joining Justin Timberlake on stage for a ass-grabbing version of
Blondie's 1980 hit 'Rapture'. Kylie, dressed in a figure hugging Julien
Macdonald black dress, was not nominated for any awards this year but hit
the front pages of nearly every newspaper in the UK the following morning.
The newspapers also reported the moment they caught James Gooding
(Kylie's-ex) being thrown out of the award ceremony after supposedly
'bothering' Kylie.Kylie walked away empty handed at the Grammys in New York.
Despite being favourite to win Best Dance Recording for 'Love At First
Sight' she was beaten by Dirty Vegas. Kylie did get a chance to shine,
presenting an award to Norah Jones alongside Justin Timberlake. Kylie's
choice of outfit, a frilled Givenchy Couture number, gained mixed reviews
from both fans and fashion critics. The French CD single of 'Come Into My World' which includes an exclusive remix by Joachim Garraud is released. While reports of a Deconstruction compilation called 'All Right Now' was scheduled for release on April 24th. Kylie graced the cover of POP magazine, an unusual and original range of photographs done especially for the magazine featured inside. The first news on Kylie's forthcoming album (originally scheduled for release early 2004) wass that she was working on some tracks with Pharrell Williams from The Neptunes. Kylie was spotted at London's Astoria dancing along at the Neptunes concert after her Valentine's meal with James Gooding. |
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JUNE 2002 |
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Kylie enters at #3 with Love At First
Sight on the Australian charts behind Holly Valance and Eminem respectively
as the album rises to #5 making it 5x platinum, her biggest selling album
since her 1988 debut. The single debuts at #2 on the UK charts with sales of
80,000, behind the Elvis Presley hit remix of Little Less Conversation.
Again the album rises back into the UK top ten at #9. On the airplay charts
it spends another week at #1 with 2926 spins (104.77 million audience).
Kylie wowed the crowds in Frankfurt last night as the Fever Tour carries on
its assault around Europe, she even sang the German speech from Your Disco
Needs You before bursting into Kids as a special treat for her German fans.
The News Of The World have reports that Kylie will be writing a duet for
herself and actress Nicole Kidman, the single will be apparently released
during the Christmas period as part of the Baz Luhrmann duets album project.
In the US Love At First Sight moves up from #21 to #12 on the Billboard
Dance Charts as airplay across the Atlantic steadily increases. Kylie enters
the Eurochart at #6 this week with Love At First Sight as it also breaks
into the Billboard Hot 100 at #95 and rises to #7 on the Billboard Dance
chart, Kylie will be promoting the single over there in July before the
Australian leg of the tour. Kylie this week broke the record for the most
amount of plays on the UK airplay chart despite losing the top spot to
Elvis, she beat her own record made by Can't Get You Out Of My Head (3062
plays) with Love At First Sight (3116 plays). There are rumours that a Fever
tour documentary is in production to be broadcast by the BBC over the next
few months. We can confirm that BMG will be issuing a double CD of
previously unreleased material and mixes of Kylie's Deconstruction material,
currently the release date is pencilled in for late November Official dates have been announced for the Australian leg of the tour. There will be two shows in Melbourne at the Rod Laver venue starting on August 10th and one show on July 29th at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Tickets go on sale on June 17th, priced at $85 for normal seats or $140 for golden circle seats. The gap between the dates suggests that these three dates are the first of more that will be announced later in the month. There are rumours that before the Australian leg of the tour starts that she will jet over to the US to perform Love At First Sight on the Jay Leno show. It looks likely that Come Into My World will now be the fourth and final release from Fever, JXL have already confirmed a remix of the track although it is yet to be approved. A Kylie Advent Calendar has been commissioned it will hit the shops in November in time for the Christmas countdown. On the UK airplay charts Love At First Sight climbs to #3 (06/06/02) with 2163 plays (audience of 79.83m). James Gooding has spoken to Heat magazine and confirmed that he and Kylie are back together, but they are taking things slowly, best of luck to them both!!! Kylie has reportedly signed a three album deal extension to her record contract with Festival Mushroom in Australia.
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MAY 2002 |
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We can confirm that Kylie will take the
spectacular Fever Tour to Australian shores before the end of the year. The
Australian dates will only be in Sydney and Melbourne, the first performance
of the twelve date Australian leg will be in Sydney on July 29th. This is
the biggest tour Kylie has ever undertaken, and is not expected to be
completed until September. The setlist for all territories will remain the
same, the US shows will be slightly less complex regarding special effects
etc. although there is the possibility that Kylie will play the Pride event
in NYC on June 30th. Unfortunately, the Barcelona date in Spain has been
cancelled due to a strike in the country, expect news on a rescheduled date
soon. Kylie's birthday bash on Wednesday made all the tabloids with the lady herself donning a white toga and looking elegant as ever! With the release of Love At First Sight looming, Kylie is facing tough competition from Holly Valance's debut, the two are undertaking a sales war and if Kylie wins she will make history by becoming the first artist in Australia to have three hits debuting at #1 from the same album. Kylie has been nominated in the MTV Movie Awards for her cameo in Moulin Rouge. In the US Can't Get You Our Of My Head drops out of the Billboard Top 50 to #52 on its 18th week on the chart. As the single drops out of the top 50, another is released as the 12" and maxi cassette of Love At First Sight is issued on the June 3rd. At the computer aided design awards Can't Get You Out Of My Head won four awards for its video; Best Video, Best Pop Video, Best Cinematography, and Best Telecine In A Video. Kylie features on the front cover of Q Magazine this month. Good news for the album in both the UK and Australia as it rises to #8 and #20 respectively. Kylie will host the Ed Doolan show on WM radio in the Birmingham area next week, if you're in the locality check out 95.6FM all next week. Beverley Knight is the latest star to cover Can't Get You Out Of My Head, when she entertained the Shepherd's Bush Empire with a slow jam version of the #1 hit. Good news on the UK airplay charts, as Kylie has three songs in the top 75; Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head at #42, In Your Eyes at #43, and Love At First Sight at #67. Love At First Sight has now been A listed at Radio One and the radio release date for it has been set for June 4th in the US, although some stations have started its rotation early. On May 25th the UK will get a special documentary aired on ITV, named There Is Only One Kylie Minogue, it is rumoured to feature special interviews with Madonna, Prince and Janet Jackson. The tracklisting for the UK single release on June 10th is: CD1 Love At First Sight/ Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head/ Baby/ (Video) CD2 (Ruff And Jam Club Mix)/ (Twin Master Plan Mix)/ (The Scum Frog's Beauty And The Beast Vocal Edit) 12" (Kid Creme Vocal Dub)/ Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head/ (The Scum Frog's Beauty And The Beast Vocal Mix)/ (The Scum Frog Acapella) Australia's release will be on one maxi CD only priced at $14.95, the tracklisting is: Love At First Sight/ Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head/ Baby/ (Ruff And Jam Club Mix)/ (Twin Master Plan Mix)/ (The Scum Frog's Beauty And The Beast Vocal Edit) Australia will also get a DVD release with the single, its video, and the Ruff N Jam Lounge Mix included. Kylie has split from her partner of two and a half years James Gooding. The news has been plastered across every tabloid this morning with many reporting that it was Kylie that dumped him despite a statement issued by both of them saying it was an amicable mutual decision brought on by work commitments. Kylie has spoken to The Sun about her split from James Gooding, here is what she had to say about the split: "I am devastated. There have been a lot of tears, particularly today, and I’ve only just felt strong enough to talk about it. I’m numb. I cannot imagine him not being a part of my life. It’s been a real emotional rollercoaster. I’ve felt sick all day. I feel I’ve been the one who’s been selfish. There hasn’t been any kind of confrontation between us. My career in the last year has just exploded and what has happened is I’ve become so dedicated to that. Unfortunately that has been to the detriment of our relationship." The video for Love At First Sight has been serviced to all the major music channels. The Ruff 'N' Jam radio mix is starting to get played on WKTU in New York so things look like they will take off for her second single in the US. Kylie's 1998 concert in Sydney is being released on DVD, 'Intimate And Live' will be a multi-region DVD which will be released on 15th July on Mushroom in Australia. Meanwhile in the UK chart Fever climbs back into the top twenty at #16. Parlophone have decided to make Love At First Sight a double A side with Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head, as the latter is getting greater airplay than Love At First Sight as it shoots up from #88 to #43 on the UK airplay charts. Love At First Sight is making excellent progress in clubland entering the Cool Cuts chart at #13. The release of Love At First Sight in Australia has been dropped from its May 13th slot, as yet a new date for its release has not materialised. Next week on Channel 5 is Kylie Week, every day at 17.25 there will be Kylie Jukebox where viewers get to vote for their favourite video, and then they will play a top ten at 17.25 on Saturday. Also on Saturday 11th May at 8pm they will broadcast Kylie: Spinning Around a documentary featuring interviews with Pete Waterman, Natalie Imbruglia, and Jason Donovan among others. |
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APRIL 2002 |
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Kylie opened her tour in spectacular style
in Cardiff. Love At First Sight is making spectacular progress in airplay
terms, the single is already #25 on the Australian airplay charts two weeks
ahead of its release, in Germany it is #11 on their FHH radio charts. The
single has just been released in promo format in the form of a 1 track album
version CD, and two 12" singles. The first 12" includes the Twin Masterplan
Remix, the Ruff 'N' Jam Vocal 7" Mix, and the Ruff 'N' Jam Club Mix. The
second 12" includes the Scumfrogs Beauty And The Beast Vocal, Scumfrogs
Beauty And The Beast Dub and the Scumfrogs Beauty And The Beast Acapella. In
Canada, the album climbs to #10, as In Your Eyes climbs back to #40 in the
UK top forty. Love At First Sight has already been C-Listed at Radio One six
weeks ahead of release and the Blue Monday mix of Can't Get You Out Of My
Head is also getting significant radio exposure. In the US the album drops
to #36 on the Billboard charts, sales of Fever there total 490,000 expect
Platinum status soon. Kylie will gain more exposure in the US as unreleased
song Whenever You Feel Like It has been chosen for inclusion on the Scooby
Doo movie soundtrack, set for release on June 4th. In Canada In Your Eyes is
#19 on the sales chart and #1 on the Muchmoremusic video request chart as
the album shoots up to #10 It has been announced that the gig on 4th May at
Manchester Evening News Arena will be webcast and also filmed for Video/DVD
release, Robbie Williams is expected to make a guest appearance at the show.
The release of 'Love At First Sight' has been put back another further week for release in the UK on June 10th. The mixes will be spread across two CD singles, where as in Australia only one CD will be issued on May 18th. The video for the single will be premiered on CD:UK on the 27th April, the video remix has been done by Ruff 'N' Jam. 'In Your Eyes' climbs to #18 in New Zealand, as the track spends its 4th week at #2 on the world charts. A new remix of the single has become available in France. The mix is unusual in the fact that it samples 'GBI' from 1998 in the song, the 'Extended Mix' has been confirmed as official. The 'Fever Tour' now has three sponsors as Evian confirm their involvement, Evian join Vodafone and Ka who are both running lucrative campaigns around the concerts. For more tour news check here. The US release for 'Hits+' has been put back and the tracklisting has changed omitting both 'Where The Wild Roses Grow' and 'This Girl'. Another set of remixes by Wayne G for Love At First Sight will not be used for the promotion of the single in the UK, but may be used in Australia. The video set for the single has been described as a giant labyrinth of videoscreens which display backgrounds such as clouds and the sea. An excerpt of Kylie behind the scenes at the shoot for the video, complete with striking green eye shadow, was shown on SMTV when Kylie sent a goodbye message to Cat Deeley. In America, the single Can't Get You Out Of My Head holds steady at #11 as the album achieves gold status (platinum in Canada). Kylie features in this months editions of Spin, Stuff, and Flaunt in the US, and is expected to feature on the cover of Rolling Stone next month. It is under debate whether 'In Your Eyes' or 'Love At First Sight' will be the next single in America, Kylie has been using 'In Your Eyes' as a second song to perform over there, but 'Love At First Sight' appears more radio friendly. In the next couple of weeks Kylie will appear on the Howard Stern radio show, which is transmitted on television on cable in America as well. ! In Australia there are rumours that she will extend her tour over there in October although this is yet to be confirmed.Two unofficial books Kylie Naked and Kylie Confidential will hit the bookstands over the coming weeks, as well as an unofficial interview CD called 'Maximum Kylie'. Check out this month's edition of GQ magazine for the David LaChappelle photographs in full size.
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MARCH 2002 |
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Kylie
appeared on Saturday Night Live with Ian McKellen in three stunning outfits.
Kylie took part in a comedy sketch with Donatella Versace dressed in a
purple chiffon dress. Later Kylie performed 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'
in a stunning white outfit, before finishing the show with a simple live
performance of 'In Your Eyes' in a black waistcoat and trousers. Kylie flew
to America as 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' climbed to #7 on the Billboard
Hot 100. While in the US Kylie also had time to perform at the MTV Spring Break concert in Concun, Texas. Dressed in a slashed outfit Kylie wowed the American crowds. Kylie debuted at #3 (!) on the US Billboard Album Charts with 'Fever', over 100,000 copies had been sold in its first week. On import sales alone 'In Your Eyes' entered the Canadian charts at #11. Kylie made an appearance at Milan Fashion Week dressed in an 'Editor' vest, Kylie watched on as special guest at the Dolce and Gabanna show. Kylie performed the Blue Monday mix of 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' dressed in a red corset at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo where she won Best Selling Australian Act. Kylie performed 'In Your Eyes' at the Edison Awards in Amsterdam after collecting Best Single for 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'. Kylie also played at the Bravo Awards in Cologne.
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FEBRUARY 2002 |
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Kylie won Best International Female and Best International Album at the BRITS 2002, for her performance Kylie emerged from a giant CD player dressed in a micro white dress and silver thigh high boots. She sang a new remix of 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' that included a New Order 'Blue Monday' sample, the remix will be available on the 'Love At First Sight' single in May. She wore 3 stunning D&G creations over the course of the night. For her acceptance speech Kylie wore a lilac chiffon top. The following day Kylie featured on the front of eleven UK newspapers, breaking the record for this achievement. Kylie was nominated also at the NME Awards for Best Single, Best Pop Act, and Best Solo Act, walking away with Best Pop Act she received a standing ovation from the indie crowd. Kylie also won Showbiz Personality Of The Year at the Variety Club Awards. Returning to the UK for the awards, Kylie also managed to squeeze an interview with Michael Parkinson, as well as performing her two latest singles. 'In Your Eyes' topped the Australian charts, certified gold on release, while in the UK entered at #3, despite topping the airplay charts for most of the month. In the UK 'Fever' sold its millionth copy, as it re-entered the top ten due to her BRITS performance, peaking at #4. The Kylie Easter Egg also went on sale at Woolworths. On the Billboard Hot 100, 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' rose 50-33-20-15-12-12, while on the Billboard Dance Charts it finally peaks at the top of the chart, making it her first #1 Billboard Dance hit ever. The album 'Fever' was also released across the Atlantic with two bonus tracks 'Boy' and 'Butterfly', as well as a new cover. Kylie made her first television appearance on US television in years. She appeared on the Jay Leno show and after a quick interview about 'Neighbours' with the chat show host, she performed 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' to a standing ovation, virtually unheard of on this programme. She later performed on Craig Kilborn, and MTV's Total Request Live, did a record signing at Virgin Megastore in Times Square, as well plenty of radio interviews. While in the US Kylie undertook a photoshoot with David La Chapelle in San Fransisco, involving a bike and pink tutu! After it looked like all plans for a commercial single were forgotten, Blueplate Records confirmed that 'Butterfly' would definitely be released on a standard CD and 12" , and a special maxi CD with a stunning 9 track listing. The maxi is only available through the website at www.blueplaterecords.com or by contacting them at contact@blueplaterecords.com. The tracklisting for the maxi is as follows:
E-Smoove Vocal Mix/ E-Smoove Dub/ Sandstorm Vocal/ Sandstorm Dub/ Illicit Mix/ Trisco Mix/ Havoc's Mix/ Craig J Mix/ Radio Mix A new 12" promo cropped up. A new re-working of the Almighty Mix, possibly the Almighty Anthem Mix. It loops the 'take your body to the floor' line and comes with a label that says 'Special K- Your Disco Needs You'. As well as this an unheard track from the 'Light Years' sessions, 'No Better' was confirmed as existing.
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JANUARY 2002 |
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'Can't
Get You Out Of My Head' makes its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at #64 (the
second highest new entry) before moving up fourteen places to #50, this is
amazing considering that there was no showing of the video or television
promotion. The single also moved up on the Billboard Dance Charts to #4,
this makes it her biggest dance hit in the US (Confide In Me made #9 in
1994). Kylie also gets her first Canadian number one since 'The
Loco-Motion'. The press kit for the Kylie releases in America is a collectors gem, it includes promotional CD's of 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' and 'Fever' (which has the In Your Eyes CD1 cover), colour articles from various recent magazines (The Face, GQ, Vogue and Elle), a Kylie stand-up counter stand, a biography, and a photograph of Madonna wearing the Kylie t-shirt at the EMA's in 2000. On the Eurochart, Kylie equals the record for the longest staying #1 with 16 weeks on the top of the chart. On the World Chart, Kylie returns to #1 knocking off Enrique's 'Hero'. On UK radio 'In Your Eyes' rises from #16 to #12 and is A-Listed on Radio One. The video for the single is #1 on VH1 and #4 on The Box. Kylie is nominated for two BRIT Awards: Best International Female, Best Pop Act, Best Song (Can't Get You Out Of My Head), and Best Video (Kids). Kylie has been nominated for awards in 1994 and 2000 but has not ever won any of her categories.The end of year ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) results are announced and Kylie was #1 for Best Australian Single, Best Australian Album, Best Dance Single, and Best Dance Album. This means that Kylie will have at least two awards to pick up at the ARIA awards later this year. Kylie stole the show at the NRJ Music Awards in France performing 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' in a stunning green chiffon top and mini-skirt.
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DECEMBER 2001 |
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Kylie
moved up an amazing 43 places in the Canadian charts to #40. Although,
bookies tipped Kylie to win Record of the Year, she came third behind
winners S Club 7 and Blue . The album stuck around the top 20 over the
festive period. A pre-recording of 'In Your Eyes' for CD:UK was recorded. In Australia the new musical was been announced, 'I Should Be So Lucky- The Musical' is very much in the same vein as 'Mamma Mia'. A love story set against a backdrop of 25 Kylie hits from 'The Loco-Motion' to 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', the show is produced by Maurie Annese and directed by David Know. The show revolves around main character; Scott (Damien Aylward), the cast also includes Miss Wendy Mooney (Don't Forget Your Toothbrush), and Frank Raco (The Price Is Right). The show opens on 16th January (previewing on the 15th) and finishes on the 3rd February. To find out more information visit http://www.summaoffchappel.com Kylie picked up an amazing two awards on Friday's Top Of The Pops Awards, beating Madonna's Drowned World Tour for 'Best Tour' and picking up the most prestigious 'Best Single' award. Dressed in a stunning multi-coloured top and black mini skirt, Kylie stole the show yet again with a performance of 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'. According to Music Week Worldwide 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' has now reached the top of the charts in every mainland European country except Finland! By the end of the month, the single will become Kylie's most successful UK release ever with nearly 950,000 units sold in the UK, beating the previous record 'Especially For You'. The single also moved up to 3rd in the placing for Best Selling UK Single of 2001 behind Shaggy and Hear'say.
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NOVEMBER 2001 |
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After performing at the Amigo Awards on in late November, 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' returns to the #1 spot in Spain and finally reaches pole position also in France and Fiji. The album also reaches double platinum status in the UK, triple platinum in Australia, and platinum status in Spain. Latest news in the US is that an album will be released at the beginning of April, the track listing looked likely be a mixture of 'Light Years' and 'Fever'. The single is getting a lot of airplay across the US and Canada, and is currently #5 on the NYC radio airplay chart. As Kylie performed and collected an award for Best Comeback at the BAMBI Awards in Germany, tickets for the German leg of the 2002 tour were announced. More UK dates were added to the 2002 Tour, she will play an extra gig at Manchester Evening News Arena on the 3rd May, and an extra one at Birmingham NEC on the 6th May. In Germany, the album rises to #5 while the single holds steady at #2. Kylie now spends her 7th week at the top of the world charts. Kylie stole the show at European MTV Awards (11/11/01), with an elaborate stage set and revealing white costume. Kylie opened the ceremony with Can't Get You Out Of My Head, emerging from a spacecraft and launched into an elaborate routine with 40 dancers. After her performance, Kylie was featured in most, if not all, of the UK newspapers. Kylie spends her 8th consecutive week at the top of the UK Airplay charts, as 'Fever' returns to the top of the Australian charts. In Fiji the single enters the top ten at #5.
Confide In Me album cover After news of a Best Of in 2002, another album release has cropped up. The album called 'Confide In Me' will be a budget release from BMG on 12th November. The tracklisting is as follows: 1. Put Yourself In My Place/ 2. Some Kind Of Bliss/ 3. Surrender/ 4. If I Was Your Lover/ 5. Limbo/ 6. Did It Again/ 7. Through The Years/ 8. Too Far/ 9. Say Hey/ 10. Time Will Pass You By/ 11. Cowboy Style/ 12. Falling/ 13. I Don't Need Anyone/ 14. Dreams/ 15. Drunk/ 16. Jump/ 17. Confide In Me In Germany, Can't Get You Out Of My Head looks like it will hit the top spot with sales nearing platinum status. The album is also at platinum status in Germany. She spends a third straight week at the top of the New Zealand singles charts. Support for the single from fans in Canada is paying off with the video making #3 on the MuchMore Music channel. A limited edition 12" of the single is released in HMV, the listing is Extended Version/ Extended Instrumental. The single doesn't come in a picture sleeve. Pete Tong is playing an epic 12 minute version of the single, widely believed to be called the Radioslave remix, look out for promos of this cropping up. The first episode of surreal soap/drama 'Night And Day' was screened on ITV. The theme 'Always and Forever' recorded by Kylie is very Fever-esque, reaction with fans is extremely mixed; the song looks likely to be the double A side with 'In Your Eyes'. Rumours started by the Daily Star that Kylie and James Gooding are engaged, have been denied by Kylie's management and by herself and on www.kylie.com The advertisement for Agent Provocateur can be seen at www.agentprovocateur.com , Kylie is looking extremely hot and stunning in it.
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OCTOBER 2001 |
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KYLIE CONFIRMS 2002 TOUR!!!! Kylie's 'Fever 2002 Tour' will be at arena venues across the UK. Tickets for all UK dates go on sale at 9:00am on Saturday 20th October. Mark Grant's programme on LBH Radio featured an interview with Neil Sean former Mike Stock PR man. He revealed Kylie had recorded a version of Mandy Smith's 'I Just Can't Wait' and Sonia's 'Can't Forget You' for her first two albums. He also claimed that a limited edition (only 100 pressed) white label of a song called 'Is It Love (Love House)' was made. Across the Atlantic, Kylie is getting airplay on Montreal's CKOI radio station and is at #29 on their chart with Can't Get You Out Of My Head. The single is getting some airplay on Chicago's Energy 92.75 radio. The single has shot to #1 in Germany where the album has done the same, and in France the single has jumped from #48 to #2, so more success in Europe! The single spends its 5th week at #1 on the world chart. Kylie hit #1 in New Zealand for the first time in her career, 'Especially For You', 'Got To Be Certain', and 'Spinning Around' have been her biggest hits there previously all hitting the #2 spot. Some sad reports that Ron Minogue, Kylie's father, was diagnosed with prostate cancer have been coming in. We wish Ron and his family our best wishes and hope he makes a speedy recovery. Total sales of the Can't Get You Out Of My Head in the UK are nearing 800,000 now (4 weeks at #1), and the album has sold around 300,000 copies. Rumours that Mr Bitshi have been sent copies of the acapella version of 'In Your Eyes' for remixing are circulating the net. Also Kylie appears to be in talks with the Combined Services Entertainment, she apparently wants to perform a show for the troops in the Middle East, similar to Geri's performance last week. Kylie is no stranger to performing these kind of gigs after she performed for Aussie troops in East Timor in 1999. Kylie promotes her new single on Italian TV show 'Quelli Che Il Calcio' on Sunday 21st October. The album is reviewed in the October edition of Attitude magazine, and only manages 3/5 as opposed to the 5/5 they gave 'Light Years'. Kylie has recorded the theme tune for ITV's new soap 'Night And Day' which is due to be screened next month. The song featured is called 'Always And Forever' and is written by S Club 7 writer, Dave Arch. In the US dance charts 'Butterfly' moves up again, this time to reach a new peak of #14. There are rumours that the 2002 tour will kick off in Germany in early 2002. Kylie records a new performance of 'Cant Get You Out Of My Head' for the special hour long UK Top Of The Pops broadcast on Friday. Kylie gets her first German #1 album as 'Fever' climbs to the top spot. Both the single and album make progress on the French chart moving to #52 and #42 respectively. Kylie has been confirmed as headliner at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2001 on December 9th. After beating Michael Jackson to number one, The Sun newspaper have named Kylie the Queen of Pop, the week before The Daily Star had also dubbed her that. If you need anymore proof look no further; Kylie has spent the last 4 weeks at #1 in the UK Airplay Charts and set a new UK record for having the highest tally of plays in one week ever (3,062 in total!). Kylie also returns to the #1 spot on the MTV Video Charts. After a close battle with the 'King Of Pop' Michael Jackson's first release in over 4 years 'Rock My World', Kylie managed to beat MJ by over 7,000 sales. Her sales for the single this week were 96,000. The single, album, and video are all simultaneously at #1 in the UK chart for the two weeks running. The single also moves up a place in the 2001 UK top ten to #5. Kylie also won the award for Most Stylish Female at the Elle Style Icon Awards. A survey was carried out on Sayhey to find the top ten Kylie recordings of all time, the results are as follows 1)Confide In Me 2)What Do I Have To Do 3)Better The Devil You Know 4)Can't Get You Out Of My Head 5)Your Disco Needs You 6)In Your Eyes 7)Light Years 8)Spinning Around 9)Breathe 10) Butterfly Kylie gave an extra special performance on Germany's Total TV where she performed four tracks with Stefan Raab. The tracks were 'Never Too Late' which was changed into a Las Vegas style song, a rock version of 'I Should Be So Lucky', a new version of 'Especially For You' and an acoustic 'Cant Get You Out Of My Head'.
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