Kesha Slams ‘Terrifying’ Trump Administration for ‘Waving Round Their Chainsaws’

In a brand new interview with Paper journalKesha spoke with Bob the Drag Queen about her upcoming album, PERIODand the way she’s hoping she will switch the liberty she’s felt in making it to her followers, throughout a time she says is so terrifying for thus many.

“It looks like the rights to at least one’s self-expression and their voice should not be legally allowed to be taken away. However in my case, that is what occurred to me for 20 years,” Kesha mentioned, seemingly referencing her authorized battle with producer Dr. Luke.

Kesha and the music producer settled the long-standing authorized battle in June 2023. The back-and-forth stemmed from her 2014 accusations of rape and abuse towards Dr. Luke — which he denied — with the phrases of the settlement remaining undisclosed.

“The liberty I am attempting to get again day-after-day is being okay with the place I’m in my journey,” she mentioned forward of the album’s launch, aptly dropping on July 4, Independence Day. “Such as you mentioned, freedom will not be a vacation spot. The need for freedom is ongoing and the liberty to essentially embody oneself absolutely on a world stage takes a lot braveness. I am actually attempting to interrupt by way of this judgment piece to seek out true freedom to have the ability to play and have enjoyable. It’s a political act.”

Together with her single, “YIPPEE-KI-YAY,” Kesha needed to share what that freedom seems like, as she regained the rights not solely to make new music, however to be joyous, and full of affection once more, after not with the ability to for thus lengthy.

“I needed to essentially seize in track what it seems like for a girl to regain the rights again to the factor that’s her reward to the world,” Kesha mentioned of the observe. “I needed to seize that complete journey of therapeutic, freedom, reclaiming my pleasure, falling in love with myself as I’m, and I wish to give that reward to the world… I actually needed to seize reclaiming my freedom. I needed to seize that in track and I wish to give that as a present to the world, as a result of everyone’s going by way of one thing. It won’t be the identical one thing, however everyone’s going by way of one thing or has been by way of one thing. And for me particularly, after what I have been by way of, I need individuals to see that my pleasure remains to be my proper.”

And pleasure is a proper Kesha thinks her followers needs to be afforded as nicely, particularly these focused by Trump and his administration.

“Once I have a look at the present administration, I’ve by no means seen a much less embodied group of people waving round their chainsaws. It is terrifying,” Kesha mentioned, referencing Elon Musk’s CPAC stunt. “Within the midst of all this chaos, probably the most political factor we may do is love ourselves and love each other and create an area the place we are able to come collectively and unfold as a lot love as attainable.”

“My mission with this album is to create a secure area for individuals to really feel absolutely embodied and liberated. That is what this album stands for, that is what I am going by way of personally,” she continued.

“This summer time, I am occurring tour. If you wish to discover your group and discover a secure area so that you can absolutely embody precisely who you might be and be celebrated, I invite you to return be a part of us. I want to begin a revolution of affection. I wish to create a touring summer time of affection, a group of affection. I wish to give all of us a spot to return and be ourselves.”

On Thursday, Kesha introduced she’ll be touring with Scissor Sisters and Slayyyter this summer time, kicking off July 1 in Utah. Presale beings April 8, earlier than the overall sale on April 10.