Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding could work a Miracle with a ninth non-consecutive week at Number 1. The enduring smash lifts two to return to the summit midweek.
02.06.2023 - 18:01 / msn.com
For fans of: Ava Max, Eurovision, all the fake-sounding RuPaul songs Related: Kylie Minogue ‘bursting with joy’ as new single Padam Padam soars up charts Padam Padam, the first single from Kylie Minogue’s forthcoming 16th album Tension, has proven as inescapable (and about as subtle) as an airborne virus. The track has been subject to hundreds of memes and thousands of text messages from mums to their gay sons: “What’s ‘padam’?”The memes, combined with the overt ridiculousness of the whole affair – a dead-serious Eurodance track built around the onomatopoeic sound of a heartbeart – have pushed Padam Padam to Kylie’s highest singles chart placement in over a decade.
Thankfully, the hypnotic, deeply strange song is worth the hype, harking back to the 1997 Towa Tei collab German Bold Italic, another track that made great use of Kylie singing lyrics that were basically gibberish. To borrow a phrase from the UK charts company: it’s a Padamic! – Shaad D’SouzaFor more: Listen to 2020’s underrated Disco (Guest List Edition).
Kylie’s new album Tension is out this September. For fans of: Hunters & Collectors, Midnight OilLast year Jack Howard, the long-serving trumpet player for the classic pub rock band Hunters & Collectors, released a startling electronica album called Lightheavyweight 2.
It was a world away from his better-known material, but this swinging mid-tempo anthem returns him to more familiar territory. The lyrics trade in ironic footy cliches – “Did you come to play? / Were you a credit to the boys?” – but the big brass lines of the chorus lift it up to more ecstatic territory.
Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding could work a Miracle with a ninth non-consecutive week at Number 1. The enduring smash lifts two to return to the summit midweek.
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Padam? Padam!
Kylie Minogue - could be shaping up to be the song of the summer. The unlikely contender has been embraced by an army of fans across the globe since its release in May and last night was given the seal of approval by Paris Hilton. The superstar DJ got the crowd roaring on Wednesday night as she gave the Edith Piaf-inspired track a spin during her set, proving she's also been hypnotized by its catchy melody.
Dave and Central Cee have broken the Spotify UK record for the most-streamed song in a single day this year with their track, ‘Sprinter’.Released on Friday (June 2), the jubilant track saw the two London rappers collaborating for the first time.This week, it was confirmed that ‘Sprinter’ became Spotify UK’s most streamed song in a single day in 2023 so far. Currently, the track has amassed more than 20 million streams in just under five days.
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Kylie Minogue‘s got a viral hit!
Kylie Minogue is set to enter the tough US pop charts for the first time in more than two decades with a spectacular comeback track inspired by Edith Piaf. The star, who spent her 55th birthday today at the Monaco Grand Prix, has released a dance single, Padam Padam, sharing a title with a 1951 song by the iconic French singer.
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Kylie Minogue is the undisputed Princess of Pop; an adopted cultural icon of the UK and one of the most chameleonic forces ever seen in the music sphere.
Kylie Minogue is the undisputed Princess of Pop, an adopted cultural icon of the UK and one of the most chameleonic forces ever seen in the pop sphere.