Kylie Jenner says she is finally fulfilling her lifelong "dream" of becoming a pop star

According to her newly updated IMDb page, Kylie has revived her "King Kylie" persona - first introduced in 2014 - for her music career, launching verified artist accounts on both Spotify and Apple Music under the name.

Days after her music debut was widely savaged online, Kylie has now said she had wanted to make music since childhood.

She added in a YouTube question and answer session to promote the record: "You know this is my dream. I've been talking about this since I came out of the womb... that like I wanted to be a pop star.

"I just never had the confidence or... I think turning 28 just does something to you. Like I'm going to be 30 soon and I don't want to look back on life and have any regrets. And this is something I've always wanted to try."

In Fourth Strike, Kylie's vocals appear midway through the track, where she softly sings "King Kylie" before moving into breathy lines including: "One strike, two strike, let me get the mood right... Touch me, baby, tell me I'm your baby... Cross the line, I might do it again."

Kylie addressed her collaboration in a social media post, referencing long-standing fan speculation that she had secretly sung on 3 Strikes nearly a decade ago.

She said: "There was a little rumour 10 years ago that I was the one actually singing on 3 Strikes! It wasn't me (wish it was) so I had the idea to come together for Fourth Strike and it would actually be me featured! @terror.jr thank you for making another perfect song and for trusting me to actually feature on this! I was so nervous but so grateful."

Kylie also thanked songwriter JBACH, Capitol Records A and R vice president Carter Gregory, producer Bart Schoudel and her long-time make-up artist Ariel Tejada "for supporting me and loving me".

She has shared a video of her children, seven-year-old Stormi Webster and three-year-old Aire Webster, singing along to Fourth Strike in the back of her car.

Kylie, who is currently dating actor Timothée Chalamet, split from rapper Travis Scott in 2022 after a five-year on-and-off relationship.

The song's release coincides with Kylie's revival of her early social media era, as she posted a series of images and videos under her "King Kylie" identity, including a follow-up to her Glosses Part II music video promoting Kylie Cosmetics.

Kylie will next appear in Aidan Zamiri's upcoming A24 film The Moment, starring Charli XCX, 32, and also serves as an ex ecutive producer and star of the 10-episode seventh season of The Kardashians, which premieres on 23 October on Hulu.