Missy Elliott, one of 14 artists announced as nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Feb. 1, 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Pop singer Kate Bush in February 1987. Peter Stone/Getty Images hide caption
Kate Bush on World Cafe (1993)
Is there anyone more deserving of a chart-altering music sync than Kate Bush? TV Times/TV Times via Getty Images hide caption
English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush poses at her family's home in London in September 1978, seven years before the release of "Running Up That Hill." Chris Moorhouse/Getty Images hide caption
1985 hit 'Running Up That Hill' sprints up the charts, thanks to 'Stranger Things'
Kate Bush's The Dreaming and Yoko Ono's Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band are two of the albums featured in our Records That Changed Our Lives series Photo Illustration by Estefania Mitre/NPR/Getty Images hide caption
Occasionally, a woman artist will make it her mission to speak as the monster others fear her to be, turning shame into strength. That's the power of Kate Bush's The Dreaming. Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images; Courtesy of EMI Records hide caption
Jay-Z (pictured in 2005) was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday, in his first year of eligibility. Scott Gries/Getty Images hide caption
So why isn't Dolly Parton in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Fairfax Media Archives/Getty Images hide caption
In 2018, Prince's estate released a recording from the artist's fabled vault called Piano & A Microphone 1983. Allen Beaulieu/The Prince Estate hide caption
Kate Bush, Radiohead and Sister Rosetta Tharpe are all first-time Rock Hall nominees. Evening Standard/Getty Images, Danny Clinch, Chris Ware/Getty Images hide caption
Bjork performs during the Coachella Music Festival in April 2007 in Indio, Calif. Karl Walter/Getty Images hide caption
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In the video for her song, "Lake Tahoe," Kate Bush uses shadow puppetry to tell a dreamlike story of a dog and its owner. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
PJ Harvey's Let England Shake tops John Schaefer's list of the year's best albums. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Barton Hollow, by the Nashville duo The Civil Wars, was released in February, but took a long road to Ann Powers' list of albums of the year. Tec Petaja hide caption
Bush describes 50 Words for Snow as seven songs "set against a backdrop of falling snow." Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Kate Bush discusses her new album, Director's Cut, on today's World Cafe. Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
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Kate Bush in 1978. Although the success she enjoyed in the U.K. didn't translate stateside, her influence is palpable on both sides of the pond. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption
Seen here in September 1980, Kate Bush has long been wildly popular in the UK, but she's never enjoyed the same success in the United States. Chas Sime/Getty Images hide caption
British singer Kate Bush acts out the title to her new album, Director's Cut. Courtesy of the artist hide caption