Kylie Minogue Who? Renee Rapp Unaware of Who the Music Icon Is

Renee Rapp was unaware of who Kylie Minogue is. It's saddening.

The Mean Girls actress, who is reprising her role as Regina George in the musical, was compelled to acknowledge that she was ignorant of the Princess of Pop. Renee, 24, was stumped by the following question when Magic Radio host Olivia Marks questioned her about other well-known musicals:

"Who played the Green Fairy in Moulin Rogue the film?" "It's an Australian pop star," Olivia hinted to Renee, but she was still stumped for the answer.

Renee was unaware that it was Kylie until Olivia revealed the truth to her. She said, "I don't know who that is."

Does she currently have prosecco?

"I do not know who that is," she said. "Does she have prosecco now? But who is this queen? I'd love to (know who she is)."

Renee disclosed that she had sampled Kylie's bubbly though. "I was in London last month and somebody was like, 'We brought Kylie Minogue prosecco,'" revealed the performer.

Renee and Angourie Rice are costarring in the reimagining of Mean Girls. Prior to 2020, she starred in the Broadway production of the play.

It's not that surprising though for some not to have heard of Kylie Minogue, despite their fame. Things simply have changed in the music scene these days.

In 1988, Kylie Minogue's debut studio album was made available on both vinyl records and cassettes in her home country of Australia. "Tension," her sixteenth album, was released on vinyl, CD in regular and deluxe versions, digital download, limited-edition cassette in four color options, and deluxe double-frosted clear cassette with bonus tracks.

It was also available as a digital download.

The main track "Padam Padam," which is nominated for a Grammy, has its own merchandise line that includes litho prints, long- and short-sleeve t-shirts, hoodies, totes, and necklaces. Candles, an album of extended remixes that was released last month, and an ongoing "More Than Just a Residency" at the Venetian Las Vegas are all present.

In addition to being an album, Tension is a "place" created using sound and visuals that speaks to the state of contemporary music marketing.

A significant record can now be released with much more than just an album cover thanks to the proliferation of audio formats, and designers now need to "world build" in order to carry a campaign beyond a single image and a few music videos.

"The main piece of creative that you remember for those sorts of seminal records, it's just one square image," creative director Aries Moross tells Fast Company. "Now our jobs are to create these, like, millions of assets and content."