Pop star Kylie Minogue packed two major collaborations into one weekend. On Friday, she made a surprise appearance during Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' show at Brighton's Preston Park, joining Cave for their 1995 duet "Where the Wild Roses Grow," from the album "Murder Ballads," marking their first time performing the song together since Minogue's 2019 Glastonbury set.
She reflected on the reunion afterward on Instagram: "I'll forever be your Wild Rose Nick Cave," she wrote, thanking Susie Cave for her white lace stage outfit and calling it a "wonderful crowd, wonderful night."
Less than 24 hours later, Minogue turned up in Amsterdam, surprising the crowd at WorldPride's "Club Confessions" set to join Madonna onstage. Together they debuted "Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)," a Stuart Price-produced rework of Madonna's "Love Sensation," and also performed "Sorry," from Madonna's 2005 album "Confessions on a Dance Floor."
Pitchfork framed the weekend as evidence of Minogue's range, noting she is equally capable of pulling "a perfect comeback hit out of a hat" as a pop star and starring in art-house films alongside actor Denis Lavant. Watching her surprise two very different crowds within a day, the outlet wrote, captured "the duality of Kylie" as well as anything has in years.
"Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix) - Madonna & Kylie" is set for worldwide release via Warner Records, extending Madonna's streak of Dance radio No. 1s that already includes the original "Love Sensation" and "Confessions II" opening track "I Feel So Free." Readers curious about the single itself can find more detail in Madonna and Kylie Minogue confirm their Love Sensation single collaboration, while Cave's own account of the Brighton reunion is covered in Singer Nick Cave looks back at the Preston Park show with Kylie Minogue.
The facts
- Kylie Minogue made two surprise guest appearances in one weekend
- She joined Nick Cave for Where the Wild Roses Grow in Brighton on Friday
- It was their first performance of the song together since 2019
- She joined Madonna in Amsterdam under 24 hours later
- The pair debuted Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix) at WorldPride Amsterdam
- The track released worldwide on August 6 via Warner Records
- Minogue and Madonna also performed "Sorry" from Madonna's 2005 album "Confessions on a Dance Floor"
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