One Single Unlikely To Make Minogue A US Pop Sensation

Josh Tyrangiel of Time.com profiled the recent success of Kylie Minogue in the US with ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’. Tyrangiel said of the success and whether it can last, “Unfortunately for Minogue, one single is not likely to make her a permanent sensation in the U.S. American and European audiences have vastly different expectations of their female pop stars. Europeans want butterflies in a bell jar, pop-culture toys who can be counted on every few years for a danceable single, a low neckline and a naughty video or public scandal. Americans want those things too, but they demand that their pop stars also make a show of evolving into something more. We require at least the appearance of artistic appetite to leaven the guilt of a cheap thrill.” Read more.