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 that independence didn’t come easily. In a new interview with Forbes published 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 in 2014. The producer has consistently denied Kesha’s allegations and 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 years old and I so appreciate every single person that has streamed it,” the star told the publication of her new song.
“I’ve spent almost 10 years in litigation and millions of dollars in legal fees. This joy has been hard-fought 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, really big artists, and talk to me about the issues with this business,” she continued.
“I think it’s really evident that there’s a problem. I’m working currently, actually as we speak, to try to find the right collaborators within the tech space because I have a plan and I’m going to fix this.” The interview comes a couple weeks after “Joyride” fittingly dropped on the Fourth of July , marking Kesha.
