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Oct 19 Melanie C returns with new single 'Sweat' and announces album of the same name will drop in May 2025

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Published: 19 October 2025

Superstar Melanie C (full name Melanie Chisholm) and current coach on The Voice Australia has released her new single ‘Sweat’, her first new solo music since 2021. She has also announced that her ninth studio album Sweat will be released on 1 May 2026.

A thumping electronic club-dance-pop track that samples Diana Ross’s ‘Work That Body’, the song is a sonic throwback to Chisholm’s pre-Spice Girls days when she immersed herself in the 1990s rave scene, partying to the sounds of The Prodigy and Grooverider, as well as dancing through the Costa Brava rave scene at 18 with a group of friends nicknamed ‘The Fuckking Yeah Four’.

‘Sweat’ perfectly encapsulates the hedonism and freedom of the 1990s club scene, with heavy electronic beats, a pulled back vocal that is somewhere between singing and spoken word, extended instrumentals and a repetitive hook - in this case the Ross sample - that quickly becomes a ear worm.

“When we were young every weekend we’d go out dancing all night long. In a room of friendly strangers we found the place where we belong,” Chisholm says. “I’ve done a lot of soul-searching. Now I just want to have some fun and get people dancing again.”

‘Sweat’ will feature on Chisholm’s ninth studio album of the same name, which is due to be released on 1 May 2026. Recorded between London, Stockholm, Los Angeles and Sydney, the album will feature 13 tracks and will be a celebration of everything that makes Chisholm who she is - athlete, pop icon, DJ - as well as finding resilience and joy in difficult times.

“There are so many horrific things going on in the world, when you make pop and dance music, it can seem almost churlish,” Chisholm says. “But music is what gets me through tough moments. I’m really happy I am bringing out a joyful record at a very dark time.”

One of the most iconic and successful performers of her generation, who has helped shaped pop music as it is today, the return of Chisholm is a joy and ‘Sweat’ continues her legacy of bringing us joyful, perfect pop music to dance our cares away.

‘Sweat’ is out now. You can download and stream here
Sweat the album will be released on 1 May 2026. You can pre-order and pre-save here.
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