Editing Kate Bush (section)

== Life and career ==
===1958–1972: Early life===
Bush was born on 30 July 1958 at a maternity hospital in [[Bexleyheath]], Kent,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tDYDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT20 |title=Under the Ivy |author=Graeme Thomson |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |date=2012 |isbn=978-1-78038-146-6 |access-date=2 September 2017 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206071729/https://books.google.com/books?id=tDYDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT20 |url-status=live }}</ref> to an English doctor, [[general practitioner]] Robert Bush (1920–2008), and Hannah Patricia (née Daly) (1918–1992), an Irish staff nurse, daughter of a farmer in [[County Waterford]].<ref name="Kate Bush and Hounds of Love 2007 p58">Kate Bush and Hounds of Love, Ron Moy, Ashgate, 2007, p. 58</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/kate-bush-return-of-the-recluse-316516.html |title=Kate Bush: Return of the recluse |work=[[The Independent]] |author=Sweeting, Adam |date=2 October 2005 |access-date=2 September 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921193938/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/kate-bush-return-of-the-recluse-316516.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She grew up with her elder brothers, John and Paddy, in a 350-year-old<ref name="Kate Bush and Hounds of Love 2007 p58"/> former farmhouse at [[East Wickham]] near [[Welling]], which neighbours Bexleyheath.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jovanovic |first=Rob |title=Kate Bush: The biography |date=2015 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |location=Google Books |isbn=9780349411255 |page=Ch 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVYNCgAAQBAJ&q=Under+the+Ivy:+The+Life+%26+Music+of+Kate+Bush}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.salon.com/people/bc/2001/03/20/kate_bush/index.html |title=Kate Bush |work=Salon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808064727/http://archive.salon.com/people/bc/2001/03/20/kate_bush/index.html |archive-date=8 August 2007}}</ref> Bush came from an artistic background: her mother was an amateur traditional [[Irish dancer]], her father was an amateur pianist, Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker, and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were involved in the local [[folk music]] scene.<ref>{{citation |title=Haunting Kate Bush |work=[[NZ Listener]] |date=2 December 1978 |author=David Young}}</ref> She was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].<ref name="Q magazine">{{cite news |url=http://www.paradiseplace.org.uk/Kate/Katep15.htm |title=Kate Bush @ Paradise Place – Q interview. |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=2 September 1999 |access-date=30 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209043555/http://www.paradiseplace.org.uk/Kate/Katep15.htm |archive-date=9 December 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Bush trained at [[Goldsmiths, University of London|Goldsmiths College]] [[karate]] club, where her brother John was a karate instructor. There, she became known as "Ee-ee" because of her squeaky ''[[kiai]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Born Fighter |last=Hazard |first=Dave |year=2007 |publisher=John Blake Publishing |location=London |isbn=978-1-84454-480-6 |page=114}}</ref>

Her family's musical influence inspired Bush to teach herself the piano at the age of 11. She also played the organ in a barn behind her parents' house and studied the violin.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3805|pure_url=yes}} |title=Kate Bush Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> She soon began composing songs, eventually adding her own lyrics.<ref name="Rebel" />

===1973–1977: Career beginnings===
Bush attended St Joseph's Convent Grammar School, a Catholic girls' school in nearby [[Abbey Wood]]. During this time, her family produced a [[Demo (music)|demonstration tape]] with over 50 of her compositions, which was turned down by record labels. [[Pink Floyd]] guitarist [[David Gilmour]] received the demo from Ricky Hopper, a mutual friend of Gilmour and the Bush family. (The 1973 song "Passing Through Air" was recorded as a demo at Gilmour‘s studio a few weeks after her 15th birthday, and later was the earliest Kate Bush recording to be released officially.)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Van der Kiste |first1=John |title=Kate Bush : Song by Song |date=23 March 2021 |publisher=Fonthill Media |isbn=978-1781558249 |pages=104}}</ref> Impressed, Gilmour financed the 16-year-old Bush's recording of a more professional demo tape. The tape consisted of three tracks, produced by Gilmour's friend [[Andrew Powell]] and the sound engineer [[Geoff Emerick]], who had worked with [[the Beatles]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1990 |title=The Rightful Heir? |magazine=Q |number=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cowley |first=Jason |date=7 February 2005 |title=The Wow Factor |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/node/149907 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214182833/http://www.newstatesman.com/node/149907 |archive-date=14 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014 |magazine=[[New Statesman]]}}</ref><ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, 8 February 1990, pp&nbsp;21–2: "The Sensual Woman" by Sheila Rogers.</ref> Powell later produced Bush's first two albums.<ref name="Rebel" /> The tape was sent to the [[EMI]] executive Terry Slater,<ref name="Soundscape" /> who signed Bush.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emi-premier.co.uk/loader.html |title=Kate Bush |publisher=[[EMI]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226142058/http://www.emi-premier.co.uk/loader.html |archive-date=26 February 2012}}</ref>
{{Quote box
| quote = "Every female you see at a piano is either [[Lynsey de Paul]] or [[Carole King]]. And most male music–not all of it but the good stuff–really lays it on you. It really puts you against the wall and that's what I like to do. I'd like my music to intrude. Not many females succeed with that."
| source = Bush, speaking to ''[[Melody Maker]]'' magazine in 1977.<ref name="Rebel" />
| align = right
| width = 280px
}}

The British record industry was reaching a point of stagnation.<ref name="Soundscape" /> [[Progressive rock]] was popular and visually oriented rock performers were growing in popularity, thus record labels looking for the next big thing were considering experimental acts.<ref name="Soundscape" /> Bush was put on [[Retainer agreement|retainer]] for two years by Bob Mercer, managing director of EMI's group-repertoire division. Mercer believed that Bush's material was good enough to release, but he also believed that should the album fail, it would be demoralising, and if it were successful, Bush was too young to handle this.<ref name="Mercer" /> In a 1987 interview, Gilmour disputed this version of events, blaming EMI for initially using the "wrong" producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-K3NPR4q5I&t=110| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/3-K3NPR4q5I| archive-date=28 October 2021|title=David Gilmour talks about discovering Kate Bush|last=((ravenhearst09))|date=7 April 2017|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=16 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

EMI gave Bush a large advance, which she used to enroll in [[interpretive dance]] classes taught by [[Lindsay Kemp]], a former teacher of [[David Bowie]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Today's Style And Looks|work=Face & Figure|year=1979}}</ref> and mime training with [[Adam Darius]].<ref>[[Adam Darius|Darius, A]]. (1984) ''The Adam Darius Method'', page&nbsp;236–240. Latonia. {{ISBN|0-9502707-2-5}} [http://www.mimecentre.com/ Mime Centre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903000013/http://www.mimecentre.com/|date=3 September 2009}}</ref> For the first two years of her contract, Bush spent more time on schoolwork than recording. She left school after doing her mock [[A-Level]]s and having gained ten [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[GCE Ordinary Level|O-Level]] qualifications.<ref name="MightyBush" />

Bush wrote and recorded demos of almost 200 songs, some of which circulated as [[Bootleg recording|bootlegs]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 2001 |title=Kate Bush in MP3 |magazine=Q }}</ref> From March to August 1977, she fronted the KT Bush Band at public houses in [[London]]. The band included [[Del Palmer]] (bass), Brian Bath (guitar), and Vic King (drums). She began recording her first album in August 1977.<ref name="Rebel" />

===1978–1979: ''The Kick Inside'' and ''Lionheart''===
{{Quote box
| width = 250px
| align = right
| quote = Perhaps its keen ear for adolescent angst is part of what makes "Wuthering Heights" so special. She appeared on ''Top of the Pops'' with it five times in 1978, cementing her public image as an ethereal spirit, embodying the essence of Cathy through a combination of wide eyes, floaty fabrics and wild choreography, still fondly mimicked and parodied today. "Wuthering Heights" turned Bush into a pop star, the rules of which she continues to bend to her own will: her individuality was set in stone from the very beginning.
| source = —Rebecca Nicholson in ''The Guardian''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Rebecca |title=The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 14, Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/19/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s-no-14-kate-bush-wuthering-heights |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630065823/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/19/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s-no-14-kate-bush-wuthering-heights |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
For her debut album, ''[[The Kick Inside]]'' (1978), Bush was persuaded to use established session musicians instead of the KT Bush Band. She retained some of these even after she had brought her bandmates back on board.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyricsystem.com/kate-bush/ |title=Kate Bush Biography |publisher=LyricSystem.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012171005/http://lyricsystem.com/kate-bush/ |archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> Her brother Paddy played the harmonica and mandolin. [[Stuart Elliott (drummer)|Stuart Elliott]] played some of the drums and became her main drummer on subsequent albums.<ref>{{cite book |title=Lyrics booklets from Kate Bush's albums |publisher=[[EMI]]}}</ref> ''The Kick Inside'' was released when Bush was 19, with some songs written when she was as young as 13. EMI originally wanted the more rock-oriented track "James and the Cold Gun" to be her debut single, but Bush, who already had a reputation for asserting herself in decisions about her work, insisted that it should be "[[Wuthering Heights (song)|Wuthering Heights]]".<ref name="Rebel" /> Two music videos with similar choreography were created by Bush to accompany the song. The studio version sees her perform in a dark room with mist while wearing a white dress, suggesting her character is a ghost (as is the case with [[Catherine Earnshaw|Cathy]] in [[Wuthering Heights|the novel]] that inspired the song).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://subscribe.ft.com/barrier/logic?location=https%3A%2F%2Fig.ft.com%2Flife-of-a-song%2Fwuthering-heights.html&referer=&classification=conditional_registered|title=Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights – from Emily Brontë to Alan Partridge|last=Rogers|first=Jude|date=12 February 2018|website=Financial Times|access-date=14 November 2019|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630065818/https://www.ft.com/products|url-status=live}}</ref> The outside version sees Bush dancing in a grassy area on [[Salisbury Plain]] (inspired by the novel's [[Moorland|moors]]) while wearing a red dress.<ref>{{Citation|title=Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights - Official Music Video - Version 2| date=2 March 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk-4lXLM34g|language=en|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207003029/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk-4lXLM34g|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom alone, ''The Kick Inside'' sold over a million copies.<ref name="Guinness World Records" /> "Wuthering Heights" topped the UK and Australian charts and became an international hit.<ref name="The Official Charts" /> Bush became the first British woman to reach number one on the UK charts with a self-written song.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1581815,00.html |title=Guardian profile: Kate Bush |work=[[The Guardian]] |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |date=30 September 2005 |location=London |access-date=10 September 2007 |archive-date=13 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013042315/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1581815,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> "[[The Man with the Child in His Eyes]]" made it onto the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] where it reached number 85 in early 1979, and went on to win her an [[Ivor Novello Award]] in 1979 for Outstanding British Lyric.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com |title=Awards Database |publisher=The Envelope |access-date=5 January 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430225109/http://www.theenvelope.latimes.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', Bush was the first female artist in pop history to have written every track on a million-selling debut album.<ref name="Guinness World Records" />

[[File:Kate Bush 1978.jpg|upright|thumb|Bush in 1978]]
Bob Mercer blamed Bush's lesser success in the United States on American radio formats, saying there were no outlets for Bush's visual presentation.<ref name="Mercer" /> EMI capitalised on Bush's appearance by promoting the album with a poster of her in a tight pink top which emphasised her breasts. In an interview with ''[[NME]]'' in 1982, Bush criticised the choice: "People weren't even generally aware that I wrote my own songs or played the piano. The media just promoted me as a female body. It's like I've had to prove that I'm an artist in a female body."<ref name="Rebel" /> In late 1978, EMI persuaded Bush to quickly record a follow-up album, ''[[Lionheart (Kate Bush album)|Lionheart]]'', to take advantage of the success of ''The Kick Inside''. The album was produced by Andrew Powell, assisted by Bush. Although it gained a high number of sales and spawned the hit single "[[Wow (Kate Bush song)|Wow]]", it did not achieve the success of ''The Kick Inside'', reaching number six in the UK album charts. She went on to express dissatisfaction with ''Lionheart'', feeling that it had needed more time.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Whole Story album lyrics booklet |publisher=[[EMI]] |year=1986}}</ref>

Bush set up her own publishing company, Kate Bush Music, and her own management company, Novercia, to maintain control of her work. Members of her family, along with Bush herself, composed the board of directors.<ref name="Rebel" /> Following the release of ''Lionheart'', she was required by EMI to undertake heavy promotional work and an exhausting tour.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stand By Your Mantra |work=Classic Rock |year=2004}}</ref> [[The Tour of Life]] began in April 1979 and lasted six weeks. It was described by ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "an extraordinary, [[Lernaean Hydra|hydra]]-headed beast, combining music, dance, poetry, mime, [[burlesque]], magic and theatre".<ref name="Thomson-2010" /> The show was co-devised and performed on stage with magician [[Simon Drake]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.magicweek.co.uk/magic_profiles/magicprofile_0001_simon_drake.htm |title=Simon Drake – The Illusionist |year=2000 |publisher=magicweek.co.uk |access-date=15 March 2011 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190722/http://www.magicweek.co.uk/magic_profiles/magicprofile_0001_simon_drake.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush was involved in every aspect of the production, choreography, set design, costume design and hiring.<ref name="Rebel" /> The shows were noted for her dancing, complex lighting and her 17 costume changes per show. Because of her need to dance as she sang, sound engineers used a wire coat hanger and a [[Wireless microphone|radio microphone]] to fashion a headset microphone; it was the first use by a rock performer since [[the Spotnicks]] used a rudimentary version in the early 1960s.<ref name="AllMusicBio" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Badhorn |first=Philippe |title=Interview in Rolling Stone (France) |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 2006}}</ref> Bush's first experience as a producer was on her live ''[[On Stage (EP)|On Stage]]'' [[Extended play|EP]], released in August 1979.

===1980–1984: ''Never for Ever'' and ''The Dreaming''===
{{Quote box
| quote = "Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance... It is man-made so the press can feed off it."
| source = —Kate Bush in a 1980 interview<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.refinery29.com/2013/10/55729/an-ode-to-kate-bush |title=Kate Bush Music Wuthering Heights Hounds of Love |publisher=Refinery29.com |date=20 October 2013 |access-date=28 March 2014 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018020617/http://www.refinery29.com/2013/10/55729/an-ode-to-kate-bush |url-status=live }}</ref>
| align = right
| width = 280px
}}
Released in September 1980, ''[[Never for Ever]]'' was Bush's second foray into production, co-producing with [[Jon Kelly]]. The first two albums had resulted in a definitive sound evident in every track, with orchestral arrangements supporting the live band sound. The range of styles on ''Never for Ever'' is much more diverse, veering from the straightforward rocker "Violin" to the wistful waltz of hit single "[[Army Dreamers]]".

''Never for Ever'' was her first album to feature [[synthesiser]]s and [[drum machine]]s, in particular the [[Fairlight CMI]]. She was introduced to the technology while providing backing vocals on [[Peter Gabriel]]'s eponymous [[Peter Gabriel (1980 album)|third album]] in early 1980.<ref name="Rebel" /> It was her first record to reach the top position in the UK album charts, also making her the first female British artist to achieve that status,<ref name="MightyBush" /> and the first female artist ever to enter the album chart at No. 1.<ref name="officialcharts.com" /> The top-selling single from the album was "[[Babooshka (song)|Babooshka]]", which reached No. 5 in the [[UK singles chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/music/features/bandsondemand/artist.aspx?artist=katebush&cat=Alternative&full=Kate%20Bush |title=Kate Bush |publisher=UnderGroundOnline |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616011817/http://www.ugo.com/channels/music/features/bandsondemand/artist.aspx?artist=katebush&cat=Alternative&full=Kate%20Bush |archive-date=16 June 2011}}</ref> In November 1980, she released the standalone [[Christmas music|Christmas single]] "[[December Will Be Magic Again]]", which reached No. 29 in the UK charts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19801207/7501/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |publisher=Official Charts Company. |archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203083316/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19801207/7501/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Kate Bush (1982 EMI publicity photo) 01.jpg|thumb|upright|Bush in 1982]]
September 1982 saw the release of ''[[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]'', the first album Bush produced by herself.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/something-from-kate/2005/10/06/1128562936076.html?page=3 |title=Something from Kate, at last |work=The Age |date=8 October 2005 |location=Australia |access-date=21 November 2010 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106043225/http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/something-from-kate/2005/10/06/1128562936076.html?page=3 |url-status=live }}</ref> With her new-found freedom, she experimented with production techniques, creating an album that features a diverse blend of musical styles and is known for its near-exhaustive use of the Fairlight CMI. ''The Dreaming'' received a mixed reception in the UK, and critics were baffled by the dense soundscapes Bush had created to become "less accessible".<ref>''[[Smash Hits]]'' magazine, reviews of ''The Dreaming'' (September 1982)</ref> In a 1993 interview with ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine, Bush stated: "That was my 'She's gone mad' album."<ref name="Rebel" /> The album entered the UK album chart at No. 3,<ref>{{cite web |title=the dreaming {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/the-dreaming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304173934/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/the-dreaming/ |archive-date=4 March 2018 |access-date=4 March 2018 |website=[[OfficialCharts.com]] |language=en}}</ref> but is to date her lowest-selling album, garnering "only" a silver disc.<ref>{{cite web |title=British album certifications – Kate Bush – The Dreaming |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/bpi-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |archive-date=24 September 2009 |access-date=3 March 2018 |website=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |type=Enter The Dreaming in the search field and then press Enter.}}</ref> The album became her first to enter the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, albeit only reaching No. 157.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kate Bush The Dreaming Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kate-bush/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117164333/https://www.billboard.com/artist/kate-bush/chart-history/tlp/ |archive-date=17 November 2021 |access-date=18 March 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> 

"[[Sat in Your Lap]]" was the first single from the album to be released. It preceded the album by over a year and peaked at No. 11 in the UK.<ref name="OfficialCharts" /> The [[The Dreaming (song)|title track]], featuring [[Rolf Harris]] and [[Percy Edwards]], stalled at No. 48,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the-dreaming/ |title=the dreaming {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |website=[[OfficialCharts.com]] |language=en |access-date=18 March 2018 |archive-date=18 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318120822/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the-dreaming/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while the third single, "[[There Goes a Tenner]]", stalled at No. 93,<ref>UK singles chart peak for "There Goes a Tenner": {{cite web |url=http://i.imgur.com/G29Jpul.jpg |title=UK Mix forums > Chart Histories page 78 |publisher=ukmix.org |access-date=27 August 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092819/http://i.imgur.com/G29Jpul.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> despite promotion from EMI and Bush. The track "[[Suspended in Gaffa]]" was released as a single in Europe, but not in the UK.

Continuing in her storytelling tradition, Bush looked far outside her own personal experience for sources of inspiration. She drew on old crime films for "There Goes a Tenner", a documentary about the [[Vietnam War]] for "Pull Out the Pin", and the plight of [[Indigenous Australians]] for "The Dreaming". "Houdini" is about [[Harry Houdini|the magician]]'s death, and "Get Out of My House" was inspired by [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dreamtime Is Over |author=Simper, Paul |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |date=16 October 1982}}</ref>

===1985–1988: ''Hounds of Love'' and ''The Whole Story''===
''[[Hounds of Love]]'' was released in 1985. Because of the high cost of hiring studio space for her previous album, she built a private studio near her home, where she could work at her own pace.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1582789,00.html |last=Ellen |first=Barbara |title=Comeback Kate |work=The Observer |date=2 October 2005 |location=London |access-date=4 April 2007 |archive-date=13 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013210316/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1582789,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Hounds of Love'' topped the charts in the UK, knocking [[Madonna]]'s ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]'' from the number-one position.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fitzgerald Morris |first=Peter |title=Hounds of Love lyrics booklet |publisher=[[EMI]] |year=1997}}</ref>

The album takes advantage of the vinyl and cassette formats with two very different sides. The first side, ''Hounds of Love'', contains five "accessible" pop songs, including the four singles "[[Running Up That Hill]]", "[[Cloudbusting]]", "[[Hounds of Love (song)|Hounds of Love]]", and [[The Big Sky (song)|"The Big Sky"]]. "Running Up That Hill" reached No. 3 in the UK charts and re-introduced Bush to American listeners, climbing to No. 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1985. Bush has stated that she initially wanted to name the song "A Deal With God", but the record company was reluctant because some people might think it was "a sensitive title", but that "... for me, this is still called A Deal With God".<ref>{{cite news |title=The Story of... 'Running Up that Hill' by Kate Bush after Stranger Things resurgence |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/running-up-that-hill-kate-bush-lyrics-meaning/ |access-date=26 June 2022 |work=Smooth Radio |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621142945/http://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/running-up-that-hill-kate-bush-lyrics-meaning/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The second side of the album, ''The Ninth Wave'', takes its name from [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Tennyson's]] poem, "[[Idylls of the King]]", about the legendary [[King Arthur]]'s reign, and is seven interconnecting songs joined in one continuous piece of music.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush radio interview |publisher=Rock Over London with Paul Cooke |year=1985}}</ref>

The album earned Bush nominations for Best Female Solo Artist, Best Album, Best Single, and Best Producer at the 1986 [[Brit Awards]]. In the same year, Bush and Peter Gabriel had a UK Top 10 hit with the duet "[[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]" ([[Dolly Parton]], Gabriel's original choice to sing the female vocal, turned his offer down),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/peter-gabriel/59311 |title=Peter Gabriel: 'Kate Bush replaced Dolly Parton on "Don't Give Up"' NME 19 September 2011 |work=[[NME]] |date=19 September 2011 |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=30 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530102124/http://www.nme.com/news/peter-gabriel/59311 |url-status=live }}</ref> and EMI released her "greatest hits" album, ''[[The Whole Story]]''. Bush provided a new lead vocal and refreshed backing track on "Wuthering Heights", and recorded a new single, "[[Experiment IV]]", for inclusion on the compilation. [[Dawn French]] and [[Hugh Laurie]] were among those featured in the video for Experiment IV. At the [[1987 Brit Awards]], Bush won the award for Best British Female Solo Artist.<ref name="brits87"/>

===1989–1993: ''The Sensual World'' and ''The Red Shoes''===
Released in 1989, ''[[The Sensual World]]'' was described by Bush herself as "her most honest, personal album".<ref>{{cite web |date=19 January 2019 |last1=Hewitt |first1=Ben |title=Kate Bush: The Sensual World |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kate-bush-the-sensual-world/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=19 July 2019 |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301224819/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kate-bush-the-sensual-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the tracks, "Heads We're Dancing", inspired by her own [[black humour]], is about a woman who dances all night with a charming stranger only to discover in the morning that he is [[Adolf Hitler]]. The [[The Sensual World (song)|title track]] drew its inspiration from [[James Joyce]]'s novel ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2fYlAAAAIBAJ&pg=7016,7079481&dq=hitler+heads-we-re-dancing+kate-bush&hl=en |title=Kate Bush's dream world |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=26 November 1989 |access-date=5 October 2020 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121174951/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2fYlAAAAIBAJ&pg=7016%2C7079481&dq=hitler+heads-we-re-dancing+kate-bush&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Sensual World'' went on to become her biggest-selling album in the US, receiving an RIAA Gold certification four years after its release for 500,000&nbsp;copies sold. In the United Kingdom album charts, it reached the number-two position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Bush,_Kate/Biography/ |title=Kate Bush Biography |publisher=Starpulse.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220237/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Bush,_Kate/Biography/ |archive-date=26 September 2007}}</ref> Another single from the album, "[[This Woman's Work]]", was featured in the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] film ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'', and a slightly remixed and reworked version appeared on Bush's album ''The Sensual World''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/08/five_great_john_hughes_moments.html |title=Five Great John Hughes Moments National Public Radio (United States) 6 August 2009 |last=Holmes |first=Linda |date=6 August 2009 |publisher=NPR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054552/http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/08/five_great_john_hughes_moments.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> The song reached number-eight in 2005 on the UK download chart after featuring in a British television advertisement for the charity [[NSPCC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=16666&sectioncode=1 |title=Eighties Kate Bush track goes Top 10 on download chart |date=24 November 2005 |work=Music Week |access-date=21 November 2010 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117215008/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=16666&sectioncode=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Quote box
| quote = "I don't think of myself as a musician. As a writer, I suppose. I only ever play the piano to accompany myself singing. I could never sit and read a piece of music. At best, I'm an accompanist. I suppose the worst thing is frustration at your own ability. Not being able to do what you want to do."
| source = —Kate Bush, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'']], 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Booze, fags, blokes and me |work=Q |date=December 1993}}</ref>
| align = right
| width = 280px
}}

In 1990, the boxed set ''[[This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990|This Woman's Work]]'' was released; it included all of her albums with their original cover art, as well as two discs featuring the majority of her singles' B-sides recorded from 1978 to 1990. In 1991, Bush released a cover of [[Elton John]]'s "[[Rocket Man (song)|Rocket Man]]", which reached number 12 on the UK singles chart,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.everyhit.com/ |title=UK Top 40 Hit Database |publisher=EveryHit.com |access-date=15 May 2008 |archive-date=25 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025234857/http://www.everyhit.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and reached number two in Australia. In 2007, it was voted the greatest cover ever by readers of ''[[The Observer]]'' newspaper.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/ttremastered/story/0,,2166706,00.html |work=The Observer |title=The top 50 greatest covers as voted by you |access-date=26 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111032829/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/ttremastered/story/0,,2166706,00.html |archive-date=11 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Another John cover, "[[Candle in the Wind]]", was the B-side.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Great Rock Discography |last=Strong |first=Martin |publisher=[[Canongate Books]]|year=1994 |isbn=1-84195-615-5 |page=218}}</ref> In the same year, she starred in the black comedy film ''Les Dogs'', produced by ''[[The Comic Strip]]'' for [[BBC television]].<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1990 |title=Kate Bush |magazine=Q }}</ref> Bush plays the bride Angela at a wedding set in a post-apocalyptic Britain.

Bush's seventh studio album, ''[[The Red Shoes (album)|The Red Shoes]]'', was released in November 1993. The album gave Bush her highest chart position in the US, reaching number 28, although the only song from the album to make the US singles chart was "Rubberband Girl", which peaked at number 88 in January 1994. In the UK, the album reached number-two, and the singles "Rubberband Girl", "The Red Shoes", "Moments of Pleasure", and "[[And So Is Love]]" (featuring [[Eric Clapton]] on guitar) all reached the top 30.<ref name="OfficialCharts" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kate-Bush-Back-On-Stage-After-12-Years-7653.shtml |title=Back On Stage After 12 Years |publisher=Softpedia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195649/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kate-Bush-Back-On-Stage-After-12-Years-7653.shtml |archive-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> Bush directed and starred in the short film ''[[The Line, the Cross and the Curve]]'', which featured music from her album ''The Red Shoes'', itself inspired by [[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|the 1948 film of that name]]. It was released on VHS in the UK in 1994 and also received a small number of cinema screenings around the world.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Aizlewood, John |date=December 2001 |title=The Big Sleep |magazine=Q}}</ref><ref>Mojo Magazine, page 81, October 2005 edition</ref>

The initial plan had been to tour with ''The Red Shoes'' release, but did not reach fruition. Thus, Bush deliberately produced her tracks live, with less studio production that had typified her last three albums and which would have been too difficult to re-create on stage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Well red |work=Future Music |date=November 1993}}</ref> The result polarised her fan base, who had enjoyed the intricacy of her earlier compositions,<ref>{{cite news |last=Gettelman |first=Parry |title=The Red Shoes review |work=The Orlando Sentinel |year=1993}}</ref> with other fans claiming they had found new complexities in the lyrics and the emotions they expressed.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Red Shoes review |work=Request |date=November 1993}}</ref>

During this period of time, Bush suffered a series of bereavements, including the loss of guitarist [[Alan Murphy]], who had started working with her on The Tour of Life in 1979, and her mother Hannah, to whom she was exceptionally close.<ref name="MightyBush" /> The people she lost were honoured in the ballad "Moments of Pleasure", although Bush's mother was still alive when "Moments of Pleasure" was written and recorded. Bush describes playing the song to her mother, who thought the line where she is quoted by Bush as saying, "Every old sock meets an old shoe", was hilarious and "couldn't stop laughing."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gtnyf |title=Interview with Ken Bruce on Radio 2, 9 May 2011 |work=[[BBC Radio 2]] |date=9 May 2011 |access-date=25 May 2011 |archive-date=27 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727181920/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gtnyf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1994–2006: Motherhood, hiatus, and ''Aerial''===
After the release of ''The Red Shoes'', Bush dropped out of the public eye. She had originally intended to take one year off, but despite working on material, twelve years passed before her next album release. Her name occasionally cropped up in the media with rumours of a new album release. The press often viewed her as an eccentric recluse, sometimes drawing a comparison with [[Miss Havisham]] from [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[Great Expectations]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guardian profile: Kate Bush |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=28 September 2005 |last=Barkham |first=Patrick}}</ref> In 1998, Bush gave birth to Albert, known as "Bertie", fathered by guitarist Dan McIntosh, whom she met in 1992.<ref name="MightyBush" /><ref name="War of Wuthering Heights" /> In 2001, Bush was awarded a [[Q Awards|Q Award]] as Classic Songwriter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29123617 |title=Kate Bush earns two Q Award nods |date=9 September 2014 |work=BBC News |access-date=11 March 2018 |language=en-GB |archive-date=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430144218/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29123617 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002, she was awarded an [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and performed "[[Comfortably Numb]]" at David Gilmour's concert at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in London.<ref name="Bush Gilmour" />

Bush's eighth studio album, ''[[Aerial (album)|Aerial]]'', was released on double CD and vinyl in November 2005.<ref name="MightyBush" /> The album single "[[King of the Mountain (Kate Bush song)|King of the Mountain]]", had received its premiere on [[BBC Radio 2]] on 1 September 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/whatson/whatson2/tm_objectid=16160326&method=full&siteid=50141&headline=kate-bush-back-on-form-with-first-single-in-12-years-name_page.html |title=Kate Bush back on form with first single in 12 years |publisher=icScotland.com |date=2 September 2005 |last=McKenna |first=Stephen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418055816/http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/whatson/whatson2/tm_objectid%3D16160326%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50141%26headline%3Dkate-bush-back-on-form-with-first-single-in-12-years-name_page.html |archive-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> The single entered the UK Downloads Chart at number six,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.distantstar.org.uk/DigitalDownloadChartBook.pdf|title=Official UK Download Chart Book (File corrupt 081209)|publisher=DigitalStar.org.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106072642/http://www.distantstar.org.uk/DigitalDownloadChartBook.pdf|archive-date=6 January 2007}}</ref> and would become Bush's third-highest-charting single ever in the UK, peaking at number four on the full chart.<ref name="The Official Charts" /> ''Aerial'' entered the UK albums chart at number three,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4433752.stm|title=Operatic act beat Bush to the top|date=13 November 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=21 November 2010|archive-date=14 January 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114161251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4433752.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and the US chart at number 48.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513846/20051116/50_cent.jhtml|title=50 Cent Gets A Billboard Beating From Zellweger's Ex|date=16 November 2005|publisher=MTV|access-date=21 November 2010|archive-date=3 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403194502/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513846/20051116/50_cent.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Aerial,'' like ''Hounds of Love'' (1985), is divided into two sections, each with its own theme and mood. The first disc, subtitled ''A Sea of Honey'', features a set of unrelated themed songs, including "King of the Mountain"; "Bertie", a Renaissance-style ode to her son; and "Joanni", based on the story of [[Joan of Arc]]. In the song "π", Bush sings 117 digits of [[Pi|the number pi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Thompson reviews an album of two halves |work=[[The Sunday Telegraph]] |date=5 November 2006 |last=Thompson |first=Ben}}</ref> The second disc, subtitled ''A Sky of Honey'', features one continuous piece of music describing the experience of 24 hours passing by.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/aerial-mw0000347992|title=Aerial|last=Jurek|first=Thom|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108122523/https://www.allmusic.com/album/aerial-mw0000347992|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Aerial'' earned Bush two nominations at the [[2006 Brit Awards]], for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Album.<ref name="brits" />

===2007–2013: Fish People, ''Director's Cut'' and ''50 Words for Snow''===
In 2007, Bush was asked to write a song for ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' soundtrack which made reference to the lead character, [[Lyra Belacqua]]. The song, "[[Lyra (song)|Lyra]]", was played over the closing credits of the film. The single reached No 187 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK singles chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne|publisher=Zobbel.de|access-date=28 May 2012|archive-date=10 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210191742/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[International Press Academy]]'s [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] for original song in a motion picture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=3036|title=Tis the Awards Season: Lots of Green & "Golden" Loving Stars|author=Silberman, Stacey|date=30 November 2007|work=Hollywood Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312094150/http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=3036|archive-date=12 March 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Del Palmer, Bush was asked to compose the song at short notice; the project was completed in 10&nbsp;days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delpalmer.com/page14.htm|title=Lyra|author=Palmer, Del|publisher=DelPalmer.com|access-date=15 May 2008|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304145801/http://delpalmer.com/page14.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2011, Bush released ''[[Director's Cut (Kate Bush album)|Director's Cut]],'' comprising 11 reworked tracks from ''The Sensual World'' and ''The Red Shoes'', recorded using analogue rather than digital equipment. All the tracks have new lead vocals, drums, and instrumentation. Some were transposed to a lower key to accommodate her lowering voice. Three of the songs, including "[[This Woman's Work]]", have been completely rerecorded, often with lyrics changed in places. Bush described the album as a new project rather than a collection of remixes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010vxyv/Front_Row_Kate_Bush_in_a_rare_interview_and_John_Cleese_reviewed/ |title=BBC iPlayer – Front Row: Kate Bush in a rare interview; and John Cleese reviewed |publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]] |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811100158/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010vxyv/Front_Row_Kate_Bush_in_a_rare_interview_and_John_Cleese_reviewed |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first album on her new label, ''Fish People'', a division of EMI Records. In addition to ''Director's Cut'' in its single CD form, the album was released with a box-set that contains the albums ''The Sensual World'' and the analogue re-mastered ''The Red Shoes''. It debuted at No 2 on the United Kingdom chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471173/pitbull-tops-uk-singles-chart-kate-bush-album-debuts-at-no-2|title=Pitbull Tops U.K. Singles Chart; Kate Bush Album Debuts At No. 2|date=23 May 2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819205125/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471173/pitbull-tops-uk-singles-chart-kate-bush-album-debuts-at-no-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bush's tenth studio album, ''[[50 Words for Snow]]'', was released on 21 November 2011. It features the high-profile appearance of [[Elton John]] on the duet "Snowed in at Wheeler Street".<ref>{{cite news|author=Empire, Kitty|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/20/kate-bush-50-words-snow-review|title=''50 Words for Snow''|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 November 2011|access-date=2 September 2018|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221414/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/20/kate-bush-50-words-snow-review|url-status=live}}</ref> The album contains seven new songs "set against a backdrop of falling snow", with a total running time of 65 minutes.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Matthew |last=Perpetua |author-link=Matthew Perpetua |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kate-bush-first-new-album-in-six-years-20110912 |title=Kate Bush: First New Album in Six Years |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=2 September 2017 |archive-date=13 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214146/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kate-bush-first-new-album-in-six-years-20110912 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.katebush.com/news/kate-release-brand-new-album-50-words-snow-november |title=News |publisher=Kate Bush |access-date=12 September 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308141845/http://katebush.com/news/kate-release-brand-new-album-50-words-snow-november |url-status=live }}</ref> The album's songs are built around Bush's quietly jazzy piano and [[Steve Gadd]]'s drums, and use both sung and spoken word vocals in what ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' critic Stephen Dalton calls "a&nbsp;... supple and experimental affair, with a contemporary chamber pop sound grounded in crisp piano, minimal percussion and light-touch electronics&nbsp;... billowing jazz-rock soundscapes, interwoven with fragmentary narratives delivered in a range of voices from shrill to [[Laurie Anderson]]-style cooing".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://teamrock.com/review/2011-11-10/kate-bush-50-words-for-snow|title=Kate Bush: 50 Words For Snow|date=10 November 2011|work=Classic Rock|access-date=26 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034150/http://teamrock.com/review/2011-11-10/kate-bush-50-words-for-snow|url-status=live}}</ref> Bassist [[Danny Thompson]] appears on the album, while the sixth track on the album, "50 Words for Snow", features the voice of [[Stephen Fry]] reciting a list of words to describe snow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush: 50 Words for Snow |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/17/kate-bush-50-words-snow |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=29 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329105050/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/17/kate-bush-50-words-snow |url-status=live }}</ref>

''50 Words for Snow'' received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/50-words-for-snow |title=50 Words for Snow Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222153125/https://www.metacritic.com/music/50-words-for-snow |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2012 Brit Awards]] she was nominated in the Best Female Artist category,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/9011168/Brit-Awards-nominations-Kate-Bush-vs-Adele-for-best-female.html |title=Brit Awards nominations: Kate Bush vs Adele for best female |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413103836/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/9011168/Brit-Awards-nominations-Kate-Bush-vs-Adele-for-best-female.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the album won the 2012 Best Album at the South Bank Arts Awards,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kate-bush-scoops-south-bank-award-7704165.html |title=Kate Bush scoops South Bank award |work=[[The Independent]] |first=Robert |last=Dex |date=1 May 2012 |location=London |access-date=2 September 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921192648/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kate-bush-scoops-south-bank-award-7704165.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was also nominated for Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17739529 |title=BBC News – All-female shortlist is a first for Ivor Novello awards |work=BBC News |date=17 April 2012 |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128083610/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17739529 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bush turned down an invitation to perform at the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]] in London. Instead, a new vocal remix of her 1985 single "Running Up That Hill" was played.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/13/david-bowie-olympics-closing-ceremony |title=David Bowie Among UK Stars Who Turned Down Olympic Closing Show |last=Sabbagh |first=Dan |date=13 August 2012 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160929213441/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/13/david-bowie-olympics-closing-ceremony |archive-date=29 September 2016 |url-status=live |author-link=Dan Sabbagh}}</ref> In 2013, Bush became the only female artist to have top five albums in the UK charts in five successive decades.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9984750/Kate-Bush-CBE-will-put-medal-on-top-of-Christmas-tree.html |title=Kate Bush CBE will put medal 'on top of Christmas tree' |date=10 April 2013 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413110907/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9984750/Kate-Bush-CBE-will-put-medal-on-top-of-Christmas-tree.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2014–2021: ''Before the Dawn'' and remastered catalogue===
[[File:Kate Bush and Mino Cinelu. BTD, London September 20, 2014.jpg|thumb|Bush performing at [[Before the Dawn (Kate Bush concert residency)|Before the Dawn]] at [[Hammersmith Apollo]] in London in September 2014]]
In March 2014, Bush announced her first live concerts in decades: [[Before the Dawn (Kate Bush concert residency)|Before the Dawn]], a 22-night residency in London running from 26 August to 1 October 2014 at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush Announces First Live Shows Since 1979 |date=21 March 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/21/kate-bush-announces-first-series-of-shows-since-1979 |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140321102643/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/21/kate-bush-announces-first-series-of-shows-since-1979 |archive-date=21 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tickets sold out in 15 minutes. The concerts received universal acclaim.<ref>{{cite news |last=Masters |first=Tim |title=Kate Bush: Before the Dawn – A First Look |date=27 August 2014 |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28939251 |access-date=29 September 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140827083758/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28939251 |archive-date=27 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> An album of recordings from the concerts, ''[[Before the Dawn (Kate Bush album)|Before the Dawn]]'', was released on 25 November 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/kate-bush-to-release-before-the-dawn-triple-album-in-november/ |title=Kate Bush to Release Before the Dawn Triple-Album in November |last=Saunders |first=Tristram Fane |date=29 September 2016 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160929212528/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/kate-bush-to-release-before-the-dawn-triple-album-in-november/ |archive-date=29 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bolstered by publicity around ''Before the Dawn'', Bush became the first female performer to have eight albums in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart simultaneously, putting her at number three for simultaneous UK Top 40 albums. The only artists ahead of Bush were [[Elvis Presley]], who had 12 entries in the top 40 after his death in 1977 and the Beatles who had 11 in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29006316|title=Kate Bush sets new album chart record|work=BBC News|date=31 August 2014|access-date=7 January 2020|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604205418/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29006316|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/david-bowie-matches-elvis-presleys-official-albums-chart-record__13677/|title=David Bowie matches Elvis Presley's Official Albums Chart record|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=29 January 2016|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-date=22 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022052658/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/david-bowie-matches-elvis-presleys-official-albums-chart-record__13677/|url-status=live}}</ref> She had 11 albums in the top 50.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brandle |first=Lars |title=Kate Bush Sets U.K. Chart Record |date=1 September 2014 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6236542/kate-bush-sets-uk-chart-record |access-date=29 September 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160929213100/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6236542/kate-bush-sets-uk-chart-record |archive-date=29 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Grow |first=Kory |title=Kate Bush Lands Astounding Eight Albums on British Chart |date=4 September 2014 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kate-bush-british-albums-chart-20140902 |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140905110730/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kate-bush-british-albums-chart-20140902 |archive-date= 5 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In a statement, Bush said,

{{blockquote|It was an extraordinary experience putting the show together. It was a huge amount of work, a lot of fun and an enormous privilege to work with such an incredibly talented team. This is the audio document. I hope that this can stand alone as a piece of music in its own right and that it can be enjoyed by people who knew nothing about the shows as well as those who were there. I never expected the overwhelming response of the audiences, every night filling the show with life and excitement. They are there in every beat of the recorded music. Even when you can't hear them, you can feel them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/kate-bush/96750 |title=Kate Bush to release new live album |publisher=[[NME]] |date=29 September 2016 |access-date=30 September 2016 |author=Earls. John |archive-date=30 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930173148/http://www.nme.com/news/kate-bush/96750 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/kate-bush-to-release-before-the-dawn-triple-album-in-november/ |title=Kate Bush to release Before the Dawn triple-album in November |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 September 2016 |access-date=30 September 2016 |author=Fane Saunders, Tristram |newspaper=The Telegraph |archive-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160929212528/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/kate-bush-to-release-before-the-dawn-triple-album-in-november/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

On 6 December 2018, Bush published her first book, ''How to Be Invisible,'' a compilation of lyrics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/10/kate-bush-book-lyrics-david-mitchell-how-to-be-invisible|title=Kate Bush to publish book of lyrics, introduced by David Mitchell|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=10 September 2018|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=10 September 2018|archive-date=10 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910120757/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/10/kate-bush-book-lyrics-david-mitchell-how-to-be-invisible|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Bush | first=Kate | title=How To Be Invisible | publication-place=London | date=6 December 2018 | isbn=978-0-571-35094-0 | oclc=1065348019 | url=https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571350940-how-to-be-invisible.html | access-date=13 November 2020 | archive-date=27 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027162507/https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571350940-how-to-be-invisible.html | url-status=live |publisher=Faber & Faber }}</ref> In November 2018, Bush released two box sets of remasters of her studio albums. Vocals from [[Rolf Harris]], who was convicted of multiple sexual assault charges in 2014, were replaced by versions by Bush's son Bertie.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.datathistle.com/article/105175-kate-bush-replaces-rolf-harris-on-lp-remaster/|title=Kate Bush replaces Rolf Harris on LP remaster|date=15 November 2018|publisher=Data Thistle|access-date=20 November 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=20 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120140016/https://www.list.co.uk/article/105175-kate-bush-replaces-rolf-harris-on-lp-remaster/|url-status=live}}</ref> A compilation of rare tracks, cover versions and remixes from the boxsets, ''[[The Other Sides]]'', was released on 8 March 2019. It includes the previously unreleased track "Humming," recorded in 1975.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8499646/kate-bush-the-other-sides-collection|title=Kate Bush to Release Four-Disc 'The Other Sides' Collection|magazine=Billboard|date=22 February 2019|access-date=8 July 2020|author=Reitman, Shelby|archive-date=8 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708232153/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8499646/kate-bush-the-other-sides-collection|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, Bush released "{{lang|fr|Ne t'enfuis pas|italic=no}}" / "{{lang|fr|Un baiser d'enfant|italic=no}}" on vinyl, in France, as a limited-edition promotional single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.katebushnews.com/category/katebushremastered2018/|title=Kate releasing French exclusive 12" of Ne T'Enfuis Pas / Un Baiser D'Enfant in September!|date=20 July 2019|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116214141/https://www.katebushnews.com/category/katebushremastered2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fnac.com/a13674158/Kate-Bush-Ne-t-enfuis-pas-Exclusivite-Fnac-Edition-Limitee-Maxi-vinyle|title=Ne t'enfuis pas Exclusivité Fnac Edition Limitée|work=FNAC|date=3 September 2019|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117014856/https://www.fnac.com/a13674158/Kate-Bush-Ne-t-enfuis-pas-Exclusivite-Fnac-Edition-Limitee-Maxi-vinyle|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2020, Bush became a Fellow of [[The Ivors Academy]], the UK's independent professional association for songwriters, composers and music authors.<ref name="Ivors">{{cite news |title=Kate Bush becomes a Fellow of The Ivors Academy |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/kate-bush-becomes-a-fellow-of-the-ivors-academy/ |work=Ivors |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> Following Bush's award, another Fellow, [[Annie Lennox]], commented, "She is visionary and iconic and has made her own magical stamp upon the zeitgeist of the British cultural landscape."<ref name="Ivors"/>

=== 2022–present: "Running Up That Hill" resurgence and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction===
Bush's 1985 single "[[Running Up That Hill]]" gained newfound popularity in May 2022 after it was incorporated into the plot of [[Stranger Things (season 4)|the fourth season]] of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Stranger Things]].'' It became the most streamed song on [[Spotify]] in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and globally.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Stranger Things' Pushes Kate Bush's 1985 Single 'Running Up That Hill' To No. 1 On iTunes |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |website=Deadline |date=29 May 2022 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/stranger-things-kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-no-1-itunes-1235035334/ |access-date=30 May 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630065824/https://deadline.com/2022/05/stranger-things-kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-no-1-itunes-1235035334/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kate-bush-stranger-things-hot-100-1235079548/|title=Could 'Stranger Things' Result in Kate Bush's Highest Hot 100 Peak Yet?|date=1 June 2022|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603012703/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kate-bush-stranger-things-hot-100-1235079548/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61658062|title=Kate Bush running up that chart thanks to Stranger Things|work=[[BBC]]|date=1 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603012703/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61658062|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Winona Ryder]], who plays the character [[Joyce Byers]] on ''Stranger Things,'' said she had pushed for the song to be on the show: "I've been obsessed with her since I was a little girl. I've also for the last seven years been dropping hints on set wearing my Kate Bush T-shirts."<ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2022 |title=What Is Kate Bush's Song 'Running Up That Hill' Doing In 'Stranger Things'? What Is Kate Bush's Song 'Running Up That Hill' Doing In 'Stranger Things'? Everything About The Old '80s Tune |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/about/a40154549/kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-stranger-things/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=[[Women's Health (magazine)|Women's Health]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611150950/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/about/a40154549/kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-stranger-things/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', "Running Up That Hill" has become particularly popular with members of [[Generation Z]], who were not born when the song was first released, and it has appeared in numerous videos on the social media platform [[TikTok]].<ref name="Cain-2022">{{cite web |last=Cain |first=Sian |date=6 June 2022 |title=Kate Bush thanks Stranger Things fans as 'Running Up That Hill' climbs charts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/06/kate-bush-thanks-stranger-things-fans-as-running-up-that-hill-climbs-charts |access-date=7 June 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606192742/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/06/kate-bush-thanks-stranger-things-fans-as-running-up-that-hill-climbs-charts |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush released a statement praising ''Stranger Things'' and saying the resurgence was "really exciting".<ref name="Cain-2022" />

On 10 June 2022, "Running Up That Hill" reached number two on the UK singles chart, surpassing its peak of number three in 1985.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill claims new Official Singles Chart peak as Harry Styles reigns with As It Was |work=Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kate-bush-s-running-up-that-hill-claims-new-official-singles-chart-peak-as-harry-styles-reigns-with-as-it-was__36557/ |access-date=13 June 2022 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610184149/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kate-bush-s-running-up-that-hill-claims-new-official-singles-chart-peak-as-harry-styles-reigns-with-as-it-was__36557/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the most popular track of the week in the UK, ahead of "[[As It Was]]" by [[Harry Styles]], but a pre-existing chart rule penalised older songs that are streamed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush Had The Biggest Record In The UK Last Week, But She's Not No.1 On The Official Chart. This Is A Watershed Moment For A Music Industry Struggling To Understand The Meaning Of 'New'. |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kate-bush-had-biggest-streaming-record-in-the-uk-last-week-but-shes-not-no-1-on-the-official-chart-this-is-a-watershed-moment-for-a-music-industry-struggling-to-understand-the-meaning-of-new/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=Music Business Worldwide |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614091626/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kate-bush-had-biggest-streaming-record-in-the-uk-last-week-but-shes-not-no-1-on-the-official-chart-this-is-a-watershed-moment-for-a-music-industry-struggling-to-understand-the-meaning-of-new/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Chart Supervisory Committee responded by giving the record an exemption from the "accelerated chart ratio" rule due to its ongoing sales resurgence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush heading to number one after chart rule reset |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61797012 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=BBC |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614110800/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61797012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/how-kate-bush-s-running-up-that-hill-became-a-no-1-contender-inside-the-biggest-chart-story-of-2022/086012 | title=How Kate Bush's Running up That Hill became a No.1 contender: Inside the biggest chart story of 2022 | access-date=16 June 2022 | archive-date=17 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617001813/https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/how-kate-bush-s-running-up-that-hill-became-a-no-1-contender-inside-the-biggest-chart-story-of-2022/086012 | url-status=live }}</ref> 

On 17 June, the song reached number one in the UK, making it Bush's second UK number one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61843442|title=Kate Bush is number one, thanks to Stranger Things|website=BBC|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=17 June 2022|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617171550/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61843442|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/17/kate-bush-uk-no-1-running-up-that-hill|title=Kate Bush reaches UK No 1 with Running Up That Hill after 37 years|website=The Guardian|last=Khomami|first=Nadia|date=17 June 2022|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617170406/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/17/kate-bush-uk-no-1-running-up-that-hill|url-status=live}}</ref> It broke three UK chart records in the process. With 44 years since her last number one, "Wuthering Heights" in 1978, Bush surpassed [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]'s 42-year gap between number ones and replaced [[Cher]] as the oldest female solo chart-topping artist at 63 years and 11 months. Bush also achieved the record for a single with the longest period taken to reach number one, beating the previous record, held by "[[Last Christmas]]" by [[Wham!]], by a year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is Official Charts Number 1 Single: Singer becomes 3 x Official Charts Record Breaker with Stranger Things success |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kate-bushs-running-up-that-hill-is-official-charts-number-1-single-singer-becomes-3-x-official-charts-record-breaker-with-stranger-things-success__36605/ |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=Official Charts Company |archive-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617193926/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kate-bushs-running-up-that-hill-is-official-charts-number-1-single-singer-becomes-3-x-official-charts-record-breaker-with-stranger-things-success__36605/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 11 June 2022, "Running Up That Hill" re-entered the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number eight, surpassing its 1985 peak at No 30 and becoming Bush's first US top-ten hit.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=6 June 2022 |title=Harry Styles Holds Atop Billboard Hot 100 With 'As It Was', Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' Hits Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-kate-bush-hot-100-top-10-1235082217/ |access-date=7 June 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607000418/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-kate-bush-hot-100-top-10-1235082217/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week, it climbed to No 4  in the US,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Harry Styles' "As It Was" Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-sixth-week-hot-100-kate-bush-top-five-1235086411/ |access-date=13 June 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613165134/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-sixth-week-hot-100-kate-bush-top-five-1235086411/ |url-status=live }}</ref> before reaching No 3 on 25 July.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lizzo-about-damn-time-hits-number-one-billboard-hot-100-1235117548/|title=Lizzo's 'About Damn Time' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=25 July 2022|access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref> The parent album, ''Hounds of Love'', also reached a new peak in the US, charting at No 12.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1533898738502189056|title=@KateBushMusic's 1985 album 'Hounds of Love' re-enters this week's #Billboard200 chart at No. 28, a new peak...|date=6 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> The song topped the Australian [[ARIA Charts]] to become her second No 1 single in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/kate-bush-takes-out-1-on-the-singles-chart|title=Kate Bush takes out #1 on the Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610073944/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/kate-bush-takes-out-1-on-the-singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> In France, "Running Up That Hill" beat its original chart peak of 24, placing at No 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=24&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 24, 2022)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|access-date=6 June 2022|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620111828/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=24&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Singles|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Hounds of Love'' also rose in popularity on various album charts, with it reaching No 1 on [[Jazz Albums|''Billboard'''s Top Alternative Albums chart]], making it Bush's first US chart-topping album.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/pro/kate-bush-stranger-things-number-one-album-hounds-of-love/ | title = Kate Bush Earns First Billboard No. 1 Album Thanks to 'Stranger Things' Boost | first = Kevin | last = Rutherford | date = 7 June 2022 | access-date = 7 June 2022 | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | archive-date = 7 June 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220607185044/https://www.billboard.com/pro/kate-bush-stranger-things-number-one-album-hounds-of-love/ | url-status = live }}</ref> On 10 June, ''[[The Whole Story]]'' rose from No 76 to No 19 on the UK Albums Chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/post-malones-twelve-carat-toothache-boasts-highest-new-entry-as-harry-styles-reclaims-number-1-album-with-harrys-house__36558/|title=Post Malone's Twelve Carat Toothache boasts highest new entry as Harry Styles reclaims Number 1 album with Harry's House|website=Official Charts|last=Smith|first=Carl|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610155747/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/post-malones-twelve-carat-toothache-boasts-highest-new-entry-as-harry-styles-reclaims-number-1-album-with-harrys-house__36558/|url-status=live}}</ref> peaking a week later at No 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20220624|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 - 24 June 2022 - 30 June 2022|website=Official Charts|date=24 June 2022|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref> A limited edition CD single was released by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=1 September 2022 |title=Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' to be released as CD single |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-to-be-released-as-cd-single-3302816 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=NME}}</ref> in September 2022, published in this format for the first time,  the 2022 film ''[[A Man Called Otto]]'' featured the song "[[This Woman's Work]]" from Bush's album, ''[[The Sensual World]].''<ref>{{Citation |title=A Man Called Otto (2022) - Soundtracks - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7405458/soundtrack/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2023, it was also featured in the [[Netflix]] film ''[[The Mother (2023 film)|The Mother]]'', spiking a sales resurgence for the song.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=18 May 2023 |title=Is Kate Bush Having Another Netflix Moment? |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kate-bush-this-womans-work-the-mother-netflix-streaming-gains/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>

On 1 January 2023, Bush was included at No 60 in the list of ''200 Best Singers of All Time'' by ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/umm-kulthum-1234643089/ | title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 2023 }}</ref> On 22 February 2023, Bush announced that her label, Fish People, had moved to the new distribution partner, The state51 Conspiracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/kate-bushs-hounds-of-love-to-be-reissued-later-this-year/|title=Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love to be reissued later this year|website=SuperDeluxeEdition|last=Sinclair|first=Paul|date=23 February 2023|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> The new company took over distribution of her post-1980 releases (starting from ''[[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]'') worldwide, and the entire catalogue in the US only. This move has also generated renewed [[Indie music scene|"indie"]] reissues of her albums.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=1 November 2023|title=Kate Bush announces new physical reissues of her album back catalogue |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kate-bush-announces-new-physical-reissues-of-her-album-back-catalogue-3528222 |access-date=30 November 2023|website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

Bush was nominated for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2018, 2021 and 2022, and was inducted in 2023, but did not attend the ceremony.<ref name="rhall23" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Kate Bush |url=https://futurerocklegends.com/Artist/Kate_Bush/ |website=Future Rock Legends |access-date=5 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> She was inducted by [[Big Boi]] of [[OutKast]], a long-time fan of her music.<ref name="bigboi1">{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Read Big Boi's Speech Inducting Kate Bush Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/read-big-bois-speech-inducting-kate-bush-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2023/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=4 November 2023}}</ref> In his induction speech, Big Boi said, "What I love about Kate's music is that I never know what sound I'm gonna hear next. She ignores anything that seems like a formula and instead just does whatever she wants to do, like me. She challenges me as a listener and expands my ears and my mind. No matter how many times I look to albums like ''The Dreaming'' or ''50 Words for Snow'', they sound fresh and surprise me every time. They fill my head with ideas and expand my ambitions for what music can achieve."<ref name="bigboi1"/>

In February 2024, it was announced that Bush was an ambassador for that year's [[Record Store Day]] on 20 April 2024. Her cancelled 1993-single "[[Eat the Music]]" will be released as a 10" vinyl single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kate-bush-record-store-day-2024-vinyl-b2503710.html|title=
Kate Bush announced as Record Store Day UK |website=The Independent|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=28 February 2024|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> In a statement, Bush said,
{{blockquote|Isn't it great to see how the resurgence in vinyl has taken the music industry by surprise? It had decided to leave vinyl far behind, but it would seem that not everyone agrees! I love that [...] In the same way that some people like to read a book on Kindle but also want to have a book as a physical object, a lot of people like vinyl and streaming. Both have different appeals. An album on vinyl is a beautiful thing, given a strong identity by its large-scale artwork. There's a much more personal connection with the artist and their work. The added bonus of vinyl is that it encourages people to listen to albums. An art form that I've always thought can be treasured in a unique way. This year, I hope you have a fantastic time at this very important event, and that you get to celebrate music that's been specially released for you."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kate-bush-made-ambassador-for-record-store-day-uk-2024/|title=Kate Bush Made Ambassador for Record Store Day UK 2024|website=Pitchfork|last=Monroe|first=Jezz|date=28 February 2024|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68415203|title=Kate Bush says she's 'privileged' to become Record Store Day ambassador|website=BBC|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=28 February 2024|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>}}

On 25 October 2024, Bush released a short animated film, entitled ''Little Shrew'', in support of [[War Child (charity)|War Child]]. The film is set to a radio edit of "Snowflake", from ''50 Words for Snow''. In an interview with the BBC, to promote ''Little Shrew'', Bush revealed that she was "very keen to start working on a new album when I've got [the film] finished. I've got lots of ideas and I'm really looking forward to getting back into that creative space, it's been a long time."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7mlp8rd77o|title=Kate Bush reveals plans to make new music|website=BBC|last=McIntosh|first=Steven|date=25 October 2024|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> In November 2024, Bush received two nominations at the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards|67th Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Recording Package]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package|Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package]] for the re-editions of ''Hounds of Love''; her first nominations since 1996.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Surandé |first=Camilia |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Premios Grammy 2025: Revisa todas las nominaciones a las 94 categorías en total |url=https://www.cnnchile.com/cultura/grammys-nominaciones-premios-grammy-2025_20241108/ |work=CNN Chile}}</ref> Bush was one of more than 1,000 musicians to back an album of silence released on 25 February 2025, ''[[Is This What We Want?]]'', protesting the use of [[Artificial intelligence and copyright|unlicensed copyrighted work to train AI]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Artists release silent album in protest against AI using their work |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyd3r62kp5o |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The album debuted at number 38 on the UK Albums Downloads Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/1000-uk-artists-is-this-what-we-want/|title=1000 UK Artists - Is This What We Want|website=Official Charts|date=6 March 2025|access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref>