American fans of international pop superstar Kylie Minogue will finally get a chance to hear what the rest of the world is already buzzing about now that Astralwerks / Capitol Records finally released X, the multi-platinum icon's tenth studio album and first all-new set of songs since 2003's Body Language.

Hailed by British music bible Q as "a radiant collection of euphoric, occasionally dreamlike electro-pop," X finds Minogue pairing her breathy, elegant vocals with sexy, stylish synths and minimalist beats on such irresistible dance-floor fillers as "2 Hearts", "Wow", "In My Arms", and "All I See", a bonus track featuring New York rapper MIMS.

"This album is much more of a celebration than anything I've done before, with some room for reflection as well," Minogue says. "I started work on it a year and a half ago when recording was far off in the future, because no one wanted to pressure me. But I had to get back into the studio just to test myself and get some things off my chest, which I did. To finish was a great relief and an inspiration in that I knew, 'This is what I do and this is what I love doing.' It has its challenges, but I'm ready for more."

Over the course of her extraordinary 20-year career, Minogue has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and scored 46 hit singles, including five Top Ten dance-chart singles in the US. She also won a Grammy Award for "Best Dance Recording" for "Come Into My World" in 2003. Minogue has performed for royalty, inspired a 2007 costume exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum, and had her likeness replicated in wax four times by the world-famous Madame Tussaud's (only Queen Elizabeth II has had more models created).

Minogue shows no signs of slowing down in 2008. She began the year being honored by the Queen with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her services to music, and has already earned a host of honors for X, including a BRIT Award for "Best International Female Solo Artist". In May, she will hit the road for a three-month, 50-date European tour, entitled KYLIEX2008.

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For more on Kylie Minogue, including news updates, photos, streaming audio and video, and downloads, please visit www.kylie.com.

The U.S. track-listing for X is as follows:

"2 Hearts" / "Like A Drug" / "In My Arms" / "Speakerphone" / "Sensitized" /
"Heart Beat Rock" / "The One" / "No More Rain" / "All I See" / "Stars" / "Wow" /
"Nu-di-ty" / "Cosmic" / *U.S. Bonus Track: "All I See" featuring MIMS

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