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Kate Hudsonis officially adding recording artist to her résumé.
TheBride Warsactress, 43, revealed that she’s dropping her debut album next year.
During an appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Monday, Hudson said that during the onset of thecoronavirus pandemic, she was determined tolive her life with no regrets.
“You know, I had this thing [during] COVID … Every time you’re doing interviews, people are like, ‘Do you have any regrets?’ I go, ‘I’m early 40s… not yet.’ But during COVID, I was like, ‘You know, what am I doing?’ "
She explained that she’s been a songwriter since she was 19, but “never shared” her work.
“I just thought that would be one of my great regrets. I have no expectations,” said the star of her forthcoming project. “I just want to put a record out, and so I’m doing it. And I’m really proud of it. I can’t wait.”
Asked when her music will be available, Hudson confirmed that it will be released “next year.”
Hudson first revealed that she wastaking her talents to the recording studioin April.
At the time, the Golden Globe winner shared an Instagram photo of herselfsinging in a rehearsal spaceand announced plans to record her first album.
“Finally realized it’s time to say f#%! it and saaaannngg!!!!!#albumincoming#myikigai🎶 🎤,” wrote the Fabletics co-founder in the post’s caption, seemingly referring to music as her “ikigai,” also known as a Japanese concept that translates to “reason for being.”
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While this may be Hudson’s first time recording a solo project, it’s not her first time singing. She was born into a musical family, as father William Louis Hudson Jr. performed as a vocalist alongside his siblings in The Hudson Brothers from the 1960s through the early 1980s.
Her acting career has also spawned many melodic moments, from singing Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” withMatthew McConaugheyin 2003’sHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Daysto performing “Cinema Italiano” as a main cast member in the 2009 movie musicalNine.
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