The well-known actress worked with her fiancé and an A-list songwriter on the new track
Despite being a household name for around 25 years, one famous actress has managed to keep a significant talent hidden from the public eye. So who is the Hollywood mainstay who, in a surprise move, unveiled her first-ever pop single this week?
It’s Almost Famous and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star Kate Hudson, who has just released “Talk About Love,” which previews a full album due out later this year.
“It’s like the shadow self,” Hudson explained in a press release of how music has always been a part of her life, just not publicly, “those things you don’t see, but are always with you and a part of you. I have always had a room for my piano ever since I began living on my own. I’ve been caught up writing and witnessing life in songs since I was a child. But it always comes down to the moment, and the ability to make sure you can be there for the music. Finally, for me, that time is now.”
Hudson’s new single is an uplifting dance-pop track that showcases her emotive vocals and a “love will save us” message. “Talkin’ ’bout love,” Hudson shouts on the euphoric chorus. She co-wrote the track with her fiancé, singer-guitarist Danny Fujikawa, and A-list songwriter Linda Perry. Johan Carlsson and Fujikawa co-produced the track, and a full album is due this year.
“You only have one first single,” Hudson explained, “and I wanted it to be something delicious and sexy and all the things that I believe in. I wanted it to be open and seeking, searching to find something powerful.”
In a press release, Hudson addressed how she knew the time was right to publicly unveil her music for the first time. “How do you ever know?” she asked. “And then one day, you’re writing, and you think, ‘Now.’ Linda challenged me to write a full album once she heard me sing and that’s when I decided to complete the song cycle. It might’ve been crazy to some, but once I committed, all the songs, the sounds and even the way the recording process came together, the timing was right.”
