Kesha is a free woman in the process of releasing music — including new single “Joyride” — under her own label for the first time in her career. But this independence did not come easily.
In a new interview with Forbes Posted on Tuesday (July 16), the 37-year-old singer-songwriter opened up about the sense of relief she's experienced since settling her legal battle with Kemosabe Records founder Dr. Luke, whom she accused of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. 2014. The producer has steadfastly denied Kesha's claims and has sued her for defamation, but the two settled the case before it went to trial last year.
“I feel free for the first time since I was 18 and I'm so appreciative of every single person that streamed this,” the star said in the post of her new song. “I have spent almost 10 years in lawsuits and millions of dollars in legal fees. This joy has fought hard for me, so I love that people are ready to 'Joyride' with me.”
“I've seen a lot of problems and I've had a lot of people come to me privately, very big artists, and talk to me about the issues with this business,” he continued. “I think it's really obvious that there's a problem. I'm working right now, actually as we speak, to try to find the right partners in the technology space because I have a plan and I'm going to fix it.”
The interview comes a few weeks after the July 4th proper release of “Joyride,” marking Kesha's first independent release since leaving Kemosabe. “Don't even try to give me s–t/ I earned the right to be like this,” she sings on the visceral dance track. “Joy ride, jolly ride/ I'm looking to have a good time tonight.”
As she continues to release music under her own label — simply called Kesha Records — the “Praying” artist says she hopes to shake up the industry by leading categories to more artist-friendly practices. “It's wild that a person can lose the rights to their recorded voice in perpetuity in the universe,” he told the publication. “First of all, changing the litigation around it is something that's on my radar.”
“Second of all, I have to say, right now I'm really excited to build a safe space for artists because creation and fear can't coexist,” she added. “When you're in a state of fear, you can't create and I know that from personal experience.”
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