Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Kylie Minogue is back with new music. The 56-year-old music icon released the album Tension II on Friday. The album is a sequel to Tension, which dropped in September 2023. In a video she posted Friday, Minogue cuddles a puppy and tells her fans, " Tension II is out now, but I'm sorry, I'm really distracted."

SHE’S lived her life in the spotlight ever since arriving on Neighbours in 1986 aged 17. But somehow Kylie Minogue has never fallen into the trap of having her love life overshadow her music, like

The preservation of Kylie Minogue has been wondrous to witness. At 56 years old, the hardworking Australian trouper still commands attention in a supposedly fickle, youth-obsessed pop environment. Indeed,

Global pop icon Kylie Minogue releases her highly-anticipated new album, Tension II – a brand new collection of 13 songs. Listen to it now!

Kylie Minogue delivers her 17th studio album, Tension II, blending bold disco beats with inventive production.

It’s one sexy banger after another, so when the glut of guest tracks comes at the end of the album, it feels somewhat unnecessary. That said, Edge of Saturday Night (with the Blessed Madonna) is taut and glossy,

Meet me at the disco-go-go-go…” beckons Kylie on her 17th album, Tension II. Although she has said these 13 tracks are mostly offcuts from last year’s Tension, there’s zero drop in quality as pop’s flirtiest little glitter fairy keeps magicking up the dance floor delights.