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Britney Spears has thanked Kylie Minogue for comments she made about her new material.

The Australian singer tweeted Spears to reveal her excitement at hearing her forthcoming seventh allbum, Femme Fatale.

"I am READY for the @britneyspears album," Minogue wrote on her Twitter page. "Love what I have heard!!! WhooOoOoOPP!!!! (sic)"

After retweeting the message Britney replied: "Awww! Thanks @kylieminogue. Means the world to me. What's your favourite song?"

Minogue answered, revealing that her current favourites are Spears's latest single "Till The World Ends" and one of the LP's bonus tracks "He About To Lose Me".



Duran Duran have finally made some comments their 2007 album Red Carpet Massacre, which bombed on release. It was their 12th studio album, produced by the group with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Danja.

Speaking to The Quietus, drummer Roger Taylor admitted that the decision to bring in the R'n'B stars might look like the band were trying too hard to chase modern trends.

Bassist John Taylor said: "That whole project was a f**king nightmare. We delivered an album to Sony that was a natural-sounding, almost rock album, and they were like 'We need something a bit pop, do you fancy doing a couple of tracks with Timbaland?'"

Keyboard player Nick Rhodes laughed that the experience of making album was "embarrassing" and "awful".

"The thing was, we got an opportunity to work with Timbaland, so we thought 'Great, let's go for it'," he explained. "When Timbaland saw the guitar and the bass and the drums come in to the studio, I think he was mortified, because everything's in a box for those guys. But I'm really glad we made that album, because in time I think it will stand up."

Singer Simon Le Bon said: "When you compare it to where we're at now, I do think Red Carpet Massacre was a bit of a personality issue. We thought we could make an urban album and our fans would like it… but our fans left us in noooo doubt about their response to that album."



Dannii Minogue is said to be plotting her return to music later this year.

The X Factor judge has been eyeing up possible collaborations for the record and is currently in discussions to work with DJ Roger Sanchez.

"Dannii is very professional in the studio, she's very sweet and always open to new ideas," Sanchez told the News of the World.

"I was very impressed at how dedicated she is - she's a great pop writer and we're talking about new projects."