Kylie Minogue has spoken out about ageism in the music industry after Madonna commented on the criticism she faced following this year’s Grammy Awards.
In February, the Queen of Pop premiered Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ performance of the Grammy Award-winning duet “Unholy” at the Grammy Awards, praising the duo for rising “above the noise, doubt (and) criticism.” After her appearance, Madonna’s appearance was described as “unrecognizable” and viewers recommended plastic surgery for her.
The “Frozen” singer responded in an Instagram post, writing that she was “once again caught in the crosshairs of the ageism and misogyny (that) permeate the world we live in.
In response, Kylie Minogue reflected on how ageism has impacted her career as both a young and older performer. “There was something similar (ageism) in Padam, where it surprised people and went on ‘youth’ radio,” she said. Radio Times. “But I think we live in a time where it’s not cool to be ageist. People lived through it.”
She praised the “young people” for embracing her music, calling their approach to music “really interesting” and “amazing and a breath of fresh air.” “You can like what you like, be what you want,” she added, calling the attitude “good for (her) right now.”
“They don’t really see my age, and it’s kind of funny because I started so young, and if there was any harmful aspect to it, it was: ‘You’re so young that you know how you can be like this? credible?'”
She added: “At different points in my career, no matter what age I was, there was something to look up to… I talked about it on my Golden album, saying, ‘We’re not young, we’re not old, we’re golden, you can be only who you are at a given moment in time.”
“Padam Padam” songwriter Lostboy previously branded British radio “ageist” and said the hit should be even bigger. “We tried to get it on the radio,” he said. Independent. “(The song) was everywhere, everyone was talking about it, and it was at least in the top two positions on the charts – but Radio 1 And Capital “They refused to play it, mainly because she (Kylie) is an old woman.”
Lostboy also pointed out the obvious sexism in response to Minogue’s single, saying: “There are other 55-year-old artists, like David Guetta, and he’s obviously on the radio because he’s a guy and he’s got some amazing tunes. . “Padam should have been there from the start and it’s just a reflection on Radio 1.”
Minogue is set to embark on her first Las Vegas residency at the new 1,000-seat cabaret-style nightclub Voltaire, located in the Venetian hotel, starting November 4th. The residency will last three months and will see the pop icon perform tracks from ‘Tension’ as well as greatest hits including ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’, ‘Spinning Round’ and ‘Better the Devil You Know’.