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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.
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