As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame expanded beyond the roots of rock and roll music to celebrating the soundtracks of youth culture, it has compounded its backlog of worthy candidates. It also exposed some blind spots.
One of those blind spots is dance music and another is international artists (beyond the U.S. and U.K.).
Kylie Minogue falls into both of those categories and would be a great addition to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Australian dance music diva has been a chart-topping artist since her debut album “Kylie” in 1988. She has won two Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards and eighteen ARIA Music Awards.
Often called the “Princess of Pop,” she is also a major style icon in the fashion world. Mattel even made a Barbie doll featuring her likeness last year. (See press release.)
She is a bigger artist in her native Australia and the U.K., as well as the rest of Europe, than she is in the U.S. But America has finally come around, especially after the release of her smash-hit song “Padam Padam” in 2023.
Minogue will kick off the North American leg of her international Tension Tour on March 29 in Toronto. The tour starts in Australia on Feb. 15.
Meanwhile, the Rock Hall is due to release its nominations for this year’s class of inductees in early February.
I doubt Kylie will be on the list as she has never been nominated and there’s a ridiculous backlog of great artists. But the hall should consider putting her into the hall through a side category like “musical excellence.”
After all, the hall could use some exciting current artists.
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