Kylie Minogue, 55, says it’s ‘not cool to be ageist’ anymore as she praises ‘younger people’ for embracing her new music

Kylie Minogue says ageism has gone out of fashion after the success of her viral hit Padam Padam.

Speaking to the Radio timesthe 55-year-old said the younger generation has embraced her and only old-fashioned intuitions such as record labels are still lagging behind.

‘There was something like that with Padam, where it surprised people and went on ‘youth-oriented’ radio. But I think we’re in a time where it’s not cool to be a parent. People are over it,” she told the publication.

‘What’s really interesting is that it’s the younger people who say, “We love the song.” The current thinking is amazing and a breath of fresh air,” she continued.

‘You can love what you want, be what you want to be. That helps me at the moment.’

Padam Padam’s unexpected success was largely thanks to TikTok, where the tune became a popular meme and exposed the singer to a brand new audience of younger fans.

Meanwhile, Padam Padam continues to make profits in the US, a market that is notoriously difficult for the Australian pop star to crack.

The song just climbed to No. 30 on the Mediabase pop radio airplay chart, becoming her highest-ranking radio single in the US since 2004’s Slow.

It comes after Padam Padam songwriter Lostboy, aka Pete Rycroft, called British radio ‘ageist’ and claims the mega-hit could have been bigger.

‘There was something like that with Padam, where it surprised people and went on ‘youth-oriented’ radio. But I think we’re in a time where it’s not cool to be a parent. People are over it,” she said

Pete, who co-wrote the song with Norwegian hitmaker Ina Wrolsen, took aim at Radio 1 and Capital for only adding the song to their playlists after fans called them out.

“We tried to get it on the radio,” he told The Independent.

‘It was everywhere, everyone was talking about it and it was at least in the top two of the charts – but Radio 1 and Capital refused to play it, mainly because she (Kylie) is an older woman.’

Padam Padam’s unexpected success was largely thanks to TikTok, where the tune became a popular meme and exposed the singer to a brand new audience of younger fans.

Kylie will release her brand new album Tension later this month

Rycroft went on to call out the apparent sexism, adding that David Guetta is often added, and that the pair are the same age.

‘I could see it as clear as day; it was definitely a wake-up call,” he said.

“There are other 55-year-old artists, David Guetta for example, and he’s obviously all over the radio because he’s a guy and he’s got some great songs.

‘Padam’ should have been there from the beginning and it is just a reflection on Radio 1.”