Americans just can't get Kylie Minogue out of their heads.
The Australiam soap star turned pop queen is back on the charts, after her sixteenth studio album, Tension, was unleashed last year. Thirty-five years into her career, the singer does not show any signs of stopping as she is currently finishing up her Las Vegas residency.
With a sell-out Las Vegas residency and recent Grammy win for her hit single "Padam Padam," the singer has achieved something she previously gave up on -- commercial success in the United States.
The new album launched her back into mainstream stardom, gaining large streaming numbers from TikTok, which was completely foreign to her at first. The success comes as a surprise, Minogue says, but it has been worth the payoff after she was just trying to do "better than what I've done before."
"I didn't even stop to think about that making this album, or even when it was the first single - because there's before 'Padam' and after 'Padam,'" Minogue told People. "To have this moment where it feels like it was meant to be, but it wasn't something that I was aiming for, feels so refreshing and amazing to, once again, like in the '80s, have this multigenerational moment. It's truly beautiful and heartwarming."
On the short-form video platform, "Padam Padam" was used in over 40,000 videos, which Minogue calls a "nice surprise" because "none of us would even consider" social media while producing the track.
@kylieminogue ️PADAM PADAM️, the official video is here!️ I had so much fun shooting this in LA, and have been waiting to be able to share it with you… #kylieminogue #newmusic #padampadam ♬ Padam Padam - Kylie Minogue
While Minogue has frequently sold out stadiums in Europe and Australia, she has never quite cracked the U.S. market. After "Can't Get You Out of My Head" went big on radio in the states throughout the early-aughts, Minogue's future releases were lesser-known throughout the general public. Now, her music has grown to be more than just a "cult following" in America.
Earlier this year, Minogue launched her first-ever Las Vegas residency, which opened the newly-renovated Voltaire at The Venetian Las Vegas. The announcement was met with an overwhelming response for tickets, leading the first 10 concerts to sell out within minutes. The high demand led to several shows being added, running through May.
After three years of development, the show features Minogue at her best: performing re-invented versions of her hits, while also tapping into tracks from the recently released Tension. The performances were her first U.S. dates since 2018.
As the demand continues to heat up, Minogue is not saying no to a tour throughout the United States, either. Earlier this year, she revealed on The Jennifer Hudson Show that while she does not have the dates yet, she is working on bringing "Padam" to the rest of the U.S. and beyond.
Now, Minogue's mark on America is being memorialized as she was named as one of Time's Most Influential People of 2024. Coldplay artist Chris Martin praised his "otherworldly" relationship with the singer in an essay for the outlet.
"Kylie is so inspiring to me -- she lives her life so gracefully and approaches every project with such passion and dedication. She always seems to be 10 years ahead of everyone else, and she's an artist who knows how to be of service, making songs that fans go on to love for years."
Minogue will be honored at the Time 100 Gala on Thursday, April 25 in New York City. The ceremony will later be broadcast on ABC.
