Kylie Minogue to become the eighth woman to ever receive this lifetime achievement award

Kylie Minogue is set to become the eighth woman to ever receive an APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) lifetime achievement award.The “Padam Padam” hitmaker, who was recently honoured with a star, can add yet another achievement to her string of successes. APRA is set to honour the star with the prestigious Ted Albert Award to acknowledge her contributions to the music industry, and she will become just one of eight women to have ever done so.

Minogue first received critical acclaim with a series of hits at the tail end of the 80s before delivering a stellar career revival with “Spinning Around” in 2000. After a decades-long career, the Australian singer has wowed fans once again with her 16th studio album, Tension, and after being criminally underrated for far too long, she is finally receiving her flowers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by APRA AMCOS (@apraamcos)On 30 April, APRA will present the Aussie songstress with the Ted Albert Award at the Melbourne Town Hall during the APRA Music Awards.



Jenny Morris, chair of APRA, said: “As one of Australia’s biggest and brightest stars, Kylie was an obvious choice for this award,” said Jenny Morris, chair of APRA.“Her achievements over the past four decades are almost too many to count and we are absolutely honoured to add the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music to her vast collection of accolades.”Morris concluded: “Kylie’s huge body of work and stellar career have been a guiding light for so many Australian songwriters and artists who have looked up to her as a beacon of Australian music, and we look forward to seeing what the next chapter of musical greatness will bring!” Mary Lopez, a talent consultant, was the first woman to win the award in 2012, with Judith Durham being recognised the following year as part of The Seekers.

Other women winners include Lindy Morrison (2014), Fifa Riccobono (2015), Helen Reddy, Joy McKean (2021), and Colleen Ironside (2023).The upcoming award follows on from her mammoth two Grammys, four Brit Awards, 18 ARIA Music Awards and two MTV Music Video Awards. The post Kylie Minogue to become the eighth woman to ever receive this lifetime achievement award appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

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