Kylie Minogue Reveals How She Pulled an April Fool's Day Prank on Her Fans: 'I Owe You One'
Kylie Minogue Reveals How She Pulled an April Fool's Day Prank on Her Fans: 'I Owe You One'
Raven BrunnerWed, April 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM UTC
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Kylie Minogue shared a behind-the-scenes look at how she managed to convince her followers that she was dropping a surprise EP as an April Fool’s Day prank
Minogue she was inspired by a video of Will Ferrell on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2019
“I was laughing at this clip and then the idea just hit me. I thought, ‘Wait, this could be fun,'" she said
Kylie Minogue pulled an epic prank on her fans.
The singer, 57, shared a behind-the-scenes look at how she managed to convince her followers that she was dropping a surprise EP as an April Fool’s Day prank.
Minogue said in an April 1 Instagram post that she was inspired by a video of Will Ferrell, as his Anchorman character Ron Burgendy, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2019.
During the televised appearance, Ferrell was asked to name his favorite songs by the Australian popstar and he listed three songs that don’t exist: “Take Me to the River,” “Hot Air Balloon for Two” and “Sydney Nights.”
Kylie Minogue attends The Fashion Awards 2025 on Dec. 1, 2025 in London.Credit: Joe Maher/Getty for BFC
“I was laughing at this clip and then the idea just hit me. I thought, ‘Wait, this could be fun.’ So I mocked up a whole EP and got team Kylie to repost the clip, just to plant the seed. Then I dropped a little teaser on my story,” Minogue explained in the video.
The singer shared a post to her Instagram Stories that appeared to be a blurry black-and-white EP cover with the caption, “Midnight.” She later posted a clear photo of the fake cover, titled “Hot Air Balloon for Two,” along with a link to buy the alleged project.
“New EP out now,” the singer wrote on the post.
The next post featured a track list that consisted of the three songs Ferrell named on the talk show. However, the link to buy the EP directed to the YouTube video for her 1992 hit, “What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before).”
Kylie Minogue's fake album cover.Credit: Kylie Minogue/Instagram
“Oh, my God, this absolutely sent me. You know, I love you all really,” she said to her followers.
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“Okay okay Lovers I owe you one for that April Fools Fun,” Minogue captioned her post. “High five @teamkylie ✋ And shoutout to Ron & @jimmyfallon for all the lolz 😂😂😂 BUT WAIT … why were you all actually READY for it?! 👀 The energy??? The commitment??? I’m impressed 🥹🥹🥹 LOVE YOU FOR REAL❤️.”
The Grammy winner managed to trick several of her followers with her prank. One fan even declared on X, “kylie minogue wins april fools.”
Another claimed they “rescheduled a work meeting so I could be ready to purchase the EP as soon as it opened.”
“You did us dirty! But, for real, when are we getting new music?!” a third commented on her Instagram post.
Minogue has released 17 studio albums, starting with 1988's Kylie. Her hit songs include “I Should Be So Lucky,” “Wouldn’t Change a Thing,” “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” and “Padam Padam,” among others. In December 2025, she released Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped), a special 10th anniversary version of her Kylie Christmas album.
The singer previously teased what music genre she’d like to explore in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
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"I quite like an indie-folk playlist, just something that's quite mellow and tuneful. I mean, I didn't give myself this moniker, but the 'Indie Kylie' period, I think there's something to be explored with a little seasoning," Minogue said at the time.
“I won't say too much more,” she added.
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