Kesha's 'Die Young' dropped sharply in radio airplay after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, causing the singer to issue a curious statement claiming that she was "forced" to sing the chorus of the song against her will. Today (Dec. 20), Kesha wrote a new blog post explaining her comments.
After last week's tragic Sandy Hook school shooting in Newton, Conn., Kesha's youth anthem 'Die Young' began slowly disappearing from radio playlists. And the singer herself has now weighed in on the controversy -- albeit with a bizarre explanation.
Oh Brit Brit. She committed quite the verbal faux pas on 'X Factor' last week. When Demi Lovato's charge CeCe Frey sang for her life in order to remain with the show, Britney Spears compared her previous evening's performance to "Keesha." Who's this Keesha? Oh, snap. She meant Kesha. Oops, Brit did it again!
Kesha arrived on the scene as a brat, but beyond her gloriously troublemaking, Auto-tuned rapping about drinking and messing around 'til the sun comes up, she established herself as a record-breaking artist. But with her new album 'Warrior,' her one goal was for people to hear that she can sing her you-know-what off.
To say we were excited for Kesha's new single, 'Die Young,' would be an understatement. It's been two years since we heard new music from the whiskey enthusiast, and it's been well worth the wait.