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Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kesha ignites Chicago on 2025 tour: Packed crowd joins singer's explosive independence celebration
Kesha has been a pop culture mainstay since her breakout in 2010 with the hit party anthem 'Tik Tok', which spent nine weeks topping the Billboard Hot 100 and garnered 729 million views on YouTube. She continued her streak of pop successes with further hits such as 'Blah blah blah' and 'Your love is my drug'. The 38-year old took influences from Dolly Parton and Iggy Pop to create her own edgy electropop sound that took the world by storm. That era of her career came to an end, however, when she filed a lawsuit against Dr. Luke in 2014 that included explosive allegations such as physical, sexual and emotional abuse, which caused the artist lasting psychological damage to the point of developing an eating disorder. She referenced these events in her 2017 single Praying, which many characterized as a "rebirth" for her. Since then, Kesha has been putting a premium on her independence by separating from her former labels, RCA and Kemosabe Records, and starting her own independent venture known as Kesha Records. She released her sixth album, 'Period', on this label during the fourth of July, and is currently active with her 2025 Tour with the Scissor Sisters, which recently made a splash in Chicago with a sold-out show in Tinley Park. Kesha symbolically breaks with her 2010 persona Kesha's show at Tinley Park had dedicated fans crowding up the Cred Union Amphitheater on Saturday night. Kesha opened the show with a decapitated mannequin head which resembled her 2010 persona. Even as she performed her iconic hit 'Tik Tok', she kissed the mannequin and tossed it away, signifying a break from the image she'd been tied to for so much of her career. She had me at holding her own decapitated mannequin head ... Kesha's latest tour is a powerful display of a woman and artist reclaiming her power This is the first major tour Kesha has undertaken since the 2024 House of Kesha tour, and the 2023 Only Love tour. While the latter tour was done to promote her album "Gag Order", she deliberately renamed the tour to emphasize its focus on joy and vulnerability. Kesha's tour is less than halfway through Though Kesha sold out her Chicago show and whipped her fanbase into a frenzy, her tour has not even reached its halfway mark yet. The United States and Canada portion of the tour is set to continue with an upcoming show on tomorrow, July 15 in Nashville, Tennessee. The tour will go on hiatus after ending its US-Canada run in September of this year. The tour will then resume in March of 2026, with Kesha focusing on international venues in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland, England and Ireland.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kesha Is Finally Free on First Independent Album ‘Period': Stream It Now
Kesha is a free artist at last — period. After years of working toward this moment, the singer-songwriter has dropped her first-ever independent LP, . (Period), featuring 11 fun-fueled pop tracks. Led by singles 'Joyride,' 'Yippee-Ki-Yay,' 'Delusional,' 'The One' and 'Boy Crazy,' the project marks her first full-length release under her own Kesha Records. More from Billboard Kesha Will Not Squander Her Second Act: 'I Waited for This Moment My Entire Goddamn Life' Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan Cover Blink-182's 'All The Small Things' at Festival d'été de Québec Drake Alludes to Friends Betraying Him in Kendrick Lamar Feud on 'What Did I Miss?': Stream It Now Leading up to the album's release on Friday (July 4), Kesha has been open about how emotional and empowering the process of assuming control over her own artistry has been. Prior to . (Period), she was under contract to Kemosabe Records, despite her yearslong legal battle with label owner Dr. Luke, whom she accused of drugging her and raping her at a 2005 party in 2014. The producer has always vehemently denied the allegations, and the two parties reached a settlement in 2023. In March 2024, Kesha was finally released from her deal with Kemosabe. With her first album since, the artist says she feels like she's experiencing a 'homecoming,' as she told Billboard in a recent interview. 'I really do feel like it's been a homecoming in a lot of ways — not only legally, to the rights of my voice, but to letting go of that internalized shame, of letting all that go and coming home to my own body, my joy, myself,' Kesha said. 'And part of that has been healing my relationship with the records that I've put out that were difficult to make — that were perceived in a way that wasn't the way I intended, that were tied to events that I don't stand for.' . (Period) marks Kesha's sixth studio album, and her first since 2023's Gag Order. She's scored four top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 over the course of her career, including No. 1 hits Animal (2010) and Rainbow (2017). Stream Kesha's . (Period) below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Forbes
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Kesha Celebrates Her Independence With New Album ‘Period'
Kesha Since Kesha was released from her contract with Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records in late 2023, the hit-making pop singer has been hard at work carving out her own place in the music industry. She fittingly released 'Joyride,' her first single through her Kesha Records label, on Independence Day last year, and today, a year later, she's risen like a phoenix with Period, her first album as a free artist. Period's release was preceded earlier this year with the singles 'Delusional,' 'Yippee-Ki-Yay,' and 'Boy Crazy.' While the fun-loving Kesha that fans came to know and love a decade and a half ago is present on the party-ready tracks on the album, she also takes time to look inward and reflect on her emotions, similar to her 2017 album Rainbow and 2020 album High Road, on songs like 'Too Hard,' 'Cathedral,' and the aptly titled 'Freedom.' Unsurprisingly, the album came about almost immediately after Kesha gained her artistic and contractual freedom. 'The second I got out of that deal, I was writing three songs a day, like a madwoman. I've never written so many songs in my life. I've never felt so alive, inspired, happy, and excited about the future. Because it's my first album where I'm in control of every word. Every song, every sound, the cover, the singles—everything," she told Vogue of the project. "I've gotten really comfortable in trusting my own intuition and following my inner compass.' When making Period, then, Kesha aimed to create the biggest middle finger possible. 'I wanted it to be the ultimate f**k-you album of all time,' she stated plainly. "I listen to my new record when I need that strength to be my own watchdog. I'm really protective of my time, space, and energy now. Anything that has kept me from feeling free, I'm very cutthroat about that. Anything that is keeping me from being in my fullest potential, it's gone. Even if it's an internalized voice that's keeping me from my true freedom, it's got to go. I really wanted to make a triumphant soundtrack for those moments." The Tits Out Tour in support of the album wraps up March 21 in Dublin.
Gulf Weekly
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Weekly
Creating safe spaces
American pop singer Kesha's new album Period releases tomorrow, July 4. This is the singer's first independent album release through her label Kesha Records since ending her legal battle with former collaborator and producer Dr Luke, followed by her departure from his label Kemosabe Records in 2023. It marked the end of a long chapter of her career where she was allegedly stuck in an 'unsafe and restricting environment', both mentally and artistically. In an interview, Kesha said that with the new project she finally felt free – both creatively and legally. She added that her goal, while making the new music, was to create a safe space for people to feel embodied and liberated, signified through the first track titled Freedom as well as the release date on July 4, which marks the United States' Independence Day. The singer's first independently released single off the album, Joyride, was also released on last year's Independence Day. 'I'm really trying to embody freedom in every way possible. I'm trying to allow myself to feel what freedom feels like, because it's been almost 20 years (in the industry) for me,' the 38-year-old explained. 'Freedom, by definition, is the power and the right to act and speak and think as you want to without any restraint. And it's terrifying for me to really embody full freedom, because it's the act of really embodying who you are to the fullest. And to really feel that, it starts with safety. So, that's why creating safe spaces has been my number-one objective,' she added. Born Kesha Rose Sebert, the pop sensation was encouraged by her singer/songwriter mother Patricia 'Pepe' Sebert to pursue singing after she noticed her daughter's talent. The Grammy-nominated artist earned a near-perfect score on her SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) and was offered a scholarship to Barnard College. However, she decided to pursue her musical career instead.
Express Tribune
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Kesha's comeback era: New album, new label, and zero apologies
Kesha is stepping into a powerful new chapter and she's doing it her way. After nearly a decade of legal battles with producer Dr. Luke and years under the creative grip of Kemosabe Records, the pop star is finally free. Her new album, Period, marks her first release under her own label, Kesha Records, and she's calling it her 'real debut.' 'I've never felt so alive and inspired,' she told Vogue. 'This is the first time I've owned the words to my voice as an adult.' The album is filled with wild pop anthems and deeply personal tracks that reflect her healing journey. Lead single 'Joy Ride' was born from an accordion jam in the woods. Other standout songs include 'Freedom,' 'Glow,' and 'Cathedral,' which celebrate liberation, self-worth, and resilience. But Period isn't just about recovery, it's also about having fun again. Songs like 'Boy Crazy' and 'Delusional' embrace her playful, unapologetic side. 'I wanted it to be the ultimate fuck-you album,' she said. 'I'm protective of my space now. If anything gets in the way of my freedom, it's gone.' Kesha also opened up about becoming her 'own sugar daddy' after a breakup, treating herself to luxury dates and rediscovering joy in solitude. 'I listen to my record when I need to feel strong,' she said. 'This album is a reminder to love yourself harder.' With her Freedom Cunt tour launching this summer, Kesha is ready to bring fans into her new world, one that's raw, radiant, and completely hers.
