Byron Rottinger
Kesha celebrates freedom and justice for all by releasing her new single “Joyride” on Independence Day, the star’s first song since being released from her contract with Kemosabe Records in December.
The summer-ready track drops early Thursday morning (July 4), and features Kesha returning to her signature 2000s electro-pop sound while asserting her right to take exactly what she wants without faking any smiles. “Don’t even try to give me nothin’/ I earned the right to be this way,” she sings over a flashy nightclub beat. “Fun ride, fun ride/ I’m just looking for a good time tonight.”
The 37-year-old singer-songwriter has not released an album since 2023. gag orderwhich was her final contractual release with Kemosabe. It is also her first project since settling a nearly decade-long defamation lawsuit with the label’s founder, Dr. Luke, whom she accused of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in 2014.
“I haven’t felt this free since I was 18,” Kesha wrote in a TikTok post in December, shortly after it was first announced that her contract had been completed.
The “We R Who We R” singer has been teasing “Joy Ride” for days ahead of its release, sharing Campy videos She is wearing a red dress at a gas station to promote the song. A post revealed that the song is presented by “Kesha Records.”
The musician also gave the song “Joyride”. Live debut Before her official arrival, she played the song for her New York City audience on Saturday (June 29). “Good news: I’m a completely free woman,” she said before the song began. “You know what I want to do? I kind of want to play my first song in almost 20 years… as a completely free woman.”
Stream Kesha’s “Joyride” below.
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