Kylie Minogue Receives Billboard Women In Music Icon Award
Kylie Minogue has been honoured with the Icon award at the Billboard Women in Music Awards. Bebe Rexha presented the Australian pop star with her prize in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 6 March.
“I have never been in a room like this,” Kylie, 55, told the audience as she accepted her statuette, “a pure and vital celebration of women in music.”
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The Australian pop icon went on to thank everyone who had supported her throughout her career.
“Thank you to anyone and everyone who has been there for me,” an obviously emotional Kylie said. “My team, many of whom are here tonight. Predominantly women thank you so much.”
She added it was often the most challenging parts of life that had taught her the most.
“I know tonight is all about celebrating, but on my way here I thought, ‘I’m gonna give a shout-out’,” she said. “Those challenges, the lows, the ones with this stuff we’ve got to get through sometimes. I wanted to give a big shout-out to all the terrible times.
“Thank you for teaching us that they are horrendous in the moment, but they happen and it’s how we navigate them and what we do with them.”
Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G earned the title of the Billboard 2024 Woman of the Year at the awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 6 March. Previous honorees include Madonna, Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande.
Earlier this week, Kylie Minogue and Helen Mirren were honoured with their own Barbie dolls. The Australian singer and the iconic actress were among eight women to be immortalised as Barbie dolls ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March.
Kylie’s doll is wearing a replica of the bright red ensemble she wore in her latest music video for her hit song Padam Padam.
“Look at Padam Barbie!!!!” Kylie wrote on Instagram on Wednesday alongside a series of photos of her posing with her doll. “Baby Kylie would NOT believe this is happening right now.”
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