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Kylie Minogue has proved that she is the ultimate jokester.
The Australian pop star took part in the time-honoured tradition of staging an April Fools' Day prank.
The 57-year-old sent her fans wild by announcing that she was dropping a surprise new EP.
But the album does not exist - and the singer explained how she pulled it off in an Instagram reel shared after the joke was revealed.
'Here's how I pulled an April Fools' prank on my fans. So I was laughing at this clip,' she began, before showing a short video of Will Ferrell appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The comedian, who was on the show in character as fictional anchor-man Ron Burgundy, jokingly listed three of his favourite Kylie Minogue songs - Take Me to the River, Hot Air Balloon for Two and Sydney Nights - none of which actually exist.
Kylie Minogue (pictured) has proved that she is the ultimate jokester. The Australian pop star took part in the time-honoured tradition of staging an April Fools' Day prank
The joke inspired Kylie to create a fake album featuring songs with the same names.
'I thought, "Wait this could be fun," so I mocked up a whole EP. I got team Kylie to post the clip just to plant the seed, then I've dropped a little teaser on my Story for midnight. Mysterious!' she explained.
'The clock hits 12 and boom, my brand-new EP Hot Air Balloon for Two is out now. Full track list everything. And the link takes you to...' she said, before revealing a screenshot of the music video for Kylie's 1992 single, What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before).
'Oh my god, this absolutely sent me!' Kylie enthused, adding, 'You know I love you all really!'
The pop star's fans went wild, with many admitting they had indeed been fooled.
'You now owe us,' said one person in the comments section, while another wrote: 'You got us!!'
'You did us dirty! But, for real, when are we getting new music?!' someone else chimed in.
One more said: 'Now this is how it's done!' while another commented, 'The way I absolutely fell for this.'
She stunned her fans by dropping artwork for a new EP called Hot Air Balloon for Two. However it was all a rouse
The pop star's fans went wild, with many admitting they had indeed been fooled
'I fully fell for it and screamed,' said someone else, with yet one more writing: 'My heart was racing'.
It comes after news that Kylie will be taking the stage to headline the AFL Grand Final 2026 pre-game entertainment.
The Melbourne-born pop star will be back on home turf for the hotly-anticipated performance in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
'The AFL Grand Final at Melbourne's one and only, forever iconic MCG? Yes please!' Minogue said in a statement.
'As a Melburnian, I'm so excited to be coming home for the biggest day in the Aussie sporting calendar.
'I'll not only be performing, but I'll be one of 100,000 fans at the 'G, watching the wonder that is footy.'
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