Kesha Takes the ‘High Road’ This Spring on 26-Date North American Tour Tickets On Sale Friday (Jan. 10) Anticipated New Album ‘High Road’ Out Jan. 31 on Kemosabe/RCA Records

This Spring, Kesha will unleash The High Road Tour on 26 cities across North America. Including stops in NYC, LA, Boston, Chicago, DC, San Francisco and more, The High Road Tour will showcase Kesha at her quintessential best: vibrant, rowdy, heartfelt, and badass. The tour will include Big Freedia as support and will follow the Jan. 31st release of Kesha’s highly-anticipated forthcoming album ‘High Road’ (Kemosabe/RCA Records), and will include a decade’s worth of iconic hits, from “TiK ToK” and “Your Love Is My Drug” through “Praying” and up to a selection of destined-to-be favorites from the new LP. A fan presale starts Wed, Jan 8 and tickets go on sale to the general public on Fri, Jan 10. To see the full list of tour dates and get tickets, visit www.bitchimblessed.com. Every ticket purchased online includes a CD copy of ‘High Road’ (max 4 per household). Watch the tour trailer HERE. From Kesha: "While shaking my ass at the stroke of midnight, ringing in the new year, new decade, with my new album coming this month, I thought to myself, ‘Damn. I think the best medicine for happiness and having a beautiful life is to celebrate it while I have it, with the people I love most. And ummm…shake my ass. As often as possible.’ So…this is my HIGH ROAD TOUR announce!!! If you wanna come shake ur body and hear the new jams LIVE, this is the place to do it! And, on the HIGH ROAD TOUR, you will have not 1, but 2 grand supreme expert body movers - BIG FREEDIA and YOURS TRULY - ME!!!!! Come see us on tour this Spring!!!!!!"  ‘High Road’ has already been praised as “shaping up to be her most eclectic album to date” (Idolator). The raucous church choir-backed lead single “Raising Hell” (Big Freedia) was called “a gift from the heavens” (Bustle) that “preaches the gospel of partying” (Rolling Stone), kicking off a new musical era which captures both the wild spirit of her legendary party anthems and the heart of her GRAMMY-nominated 2017 ‘Rainbow’ album. Following “Raising Hell”, Kesha dropped pre-release tracks “My Own Dance” – an irreverently brilliant ode to embracing all the facets of yourself -- and “Resentment” (feat. Sturgill Simpson, Brian Wilson & Wrabel) – a devastating country-tinged collaboration that tracks a relationship’s toxic unraveling -- providing fans a snapshot of the eclectic nature of the album. You can watch the album trailer for ‘High Road’ HERE which Paper Mag called “a tasty conceptual salad that you're gonna eat right up.” THE HIGH ROAD TOUR April 23 - Sugar Land, TX  - Smart Financial Centre April 25 - Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory April 26 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater April 29 - Phoenix, AZ  - Arizona Federal Theatre ** May 1 - Las Vegas, NV  - The Pearl Concert Theater ** May 2 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre ** May 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre ** May 6 - Santa Barbara, CA -Santa Barbara Bowl ** May 8 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic ** May 9 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic ** May 11 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom ** May 13 - Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino ** May 14 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Amphitheatre ** May 16 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater ** May 17 - Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre ** May 19 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center ** May 20 - Minneapolis, MN -The Armory ** May 22 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom ** May 23 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ** May 25 - St. Louis, MO - TBD ** May 27 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia ** May 28 - New York, NY- Pier 17 ** May 30 - Mashantucket, CT- Foxwoods Resort Casino - Grand Theater ** May 31 - Boston, MA - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion ** June 2 - Washington, DC - The Anthem ** June 5 – Windsor, ON – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor ** confirmed with Big Freedia ABOUT KESHA It’s been an incredible two years since Kesha returned to the charts in 2017 with her critically acclaimed #1 album 'Rainbow’ which earned the singer/songwriter her first GRAMMY nominations and was called "an artistic feat" by Entertainment Weekly and "the best music of her career" by Rolling Stone. The singer/songwriter was also named one of Time Magazine's Time 100, she released a behind-the-scenes Webby-winning documentary 'Rainbow - The Film' on Apple Music, performed “Praying” at the 2018 GRAMMYs which Vanity Fair called “the night’s most powerful performance”, set sail on her own festival cruise (“Kesha’s Weird & Wonderful Rainbow Ride”), headlined Dan Reynolds’ LoveLoud Festival, collaborated with Macklemore (“Good Old Days”) and The Struts (“Body Talks”), and contributed to the soundtracks for On the Basis of Sex (“Here Comes The Change”) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (“Best Day”). Kesha has sold more than 14 million total album equivalents worldwide, has approximately 6.9 billion audio streams and 1.7 billion video streams worldwide, and has had 9 Top 10 hits on The Billboard Hot 100, including four #1 singles at Top 40 Radio - "TiK ToK," "Your Love Is My Drug," "Die Young," and "Timber." ABOUT BIG FREEDIA Known as the Queen of Bounce music, Big Freedia is New Orleans-based hip-hop artist and worldwide ambassador of bounce music. After a series of cult hit singles during the mid 2000’s, she was tapped for a reality show, ​Big Freedia Bounces Back​ on Fuse TV. The docuseries followed the life of a choirboy turned bounce rapper and remains the highest rated original series on the network. It was only a matter of time until Big Freedia caught the attention of iconic artists including Beyoncé and Drake. She was featured on both Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning single, “Formation” and Drake’s “Nice For What.” Big Freedia released the critically acclaimed album, ‘3rd Ward Bounce’ (which featured Lizzo among others) on Asylum Records in 2018. In the summer of 2019, the Queen of Bounce debuted her limited run ice cream flavor ‘Big Freedia’s Bouncin’ Beignets’ with the ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s. She graced the cover of ​Billboard Magazine​, and was invited by​ Vogue Magazine​ to be the official host of the Iive Instagram stream for the Met Gala. Big Freedia’s latest single “Louder” from her forthcoming project dropped in November. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, ​“Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva!”​ on Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster.

Kesha Debuts Video For "Here Comes The Change"

Kesha's "Here Comes The Change" has been called "a passionate rallying cry for equality" by MTV, and an "amazing song" by Bustle, while Paper Mag says "Kesha's roaring voice-cracks are powerful enough to capture both our grief and rage".

Just now, Kesha has dropped a stripped-back acoustic take on the song, letting the passion of both the lyrics and her vocal delivery shine.

Watch Kesha and her friend (and fellow writer of the track) Wrabel deliver a truly stirring performance (also available on DSPs): http://smarturl.it/kHCTCla

"Here Comes The Change" is featured in the Participant Media film On the Basis of Sex, opening December 25 (limited), distributed by Focus Features. The film tells an inspiring and spirited story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.

Kesha Delivers a Rallying Cry Of Empowerment on "Here Comes The Change"

New Song Included In New Feature Film On the Basis of Sex, Inspired by a Young Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Art By Renowned Artist Shepard Fairey & Partners With HeadCount Non-Profit Around Single

LISTEN HERE: http://smarturl.it/KxHCTC

 

Today, Kesha releases "Here Comes The Change," an acoustic guitar-led rallying cry of empowerment, featured in the upcoming Participant Media film On the Basis of Sex, opening December 25 (limited) in association with Alibaba Pictures and distributed by Focus Features.

 

With lyrics (written by Kesha with Drew Pearson and Wrabel specifically for the film) that meditate on the battle for universal equality combined with Kesha's wildly passionate vocal delivery (a highlight of her GRAMMY-nominated latest album 'Rainbow'), "Here Comes The Change" echoes the sentiments of the film which tells an inspiring and spirited story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg's 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.

 

Moved by the power of the song and the film, renowned artist and social activist Shepard Fairey created the single art for "Here Comes The Change." Kesha also joined forces with non-profit organization HeadCount on the lyric video to encourage fans to vote. Watch here: http://smarturl.it/KxHCTClv

 

In an essay for Refinery 29, Kesha wrote about the message of equality and empowerment echoed in both the film and her new song, saying "Together we can prove to our leaders and the rest of the world that we will not tolerate challenges to equality and freedom in our country." Read here: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/09/208707/kesha-young-voters-change-midterm-elections-essay

 

"I greatly admire Kesha's artistry and commitment to activism," said Mimi Leder, director of On the Basis of Sex. "I wanted her to write this song because her passionate voice and immense talent magnify the social justice imperatives Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to fight for every day. It was important to both of us that this song be not only an anthem to all that Ruth Bader Ginsburg achieved, but also a rallying cry for how much more change is yet to come."

 

ABOUT KESHA: Kesha's latest album 'Rainbow' debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, was called "an artistic feat" by Entertainment Weekly and "the best music of her career" by Rolling Stone, and earned the singer/songwriter the first GRAMMY nominations of her career at this year's ceremony where she also performed the nominated single "Praying". This year she was also named one of Time Magazine's Time 100, their most influential people in the world, just wrapped a nine-week, 30-market co-headlining tour with Macklemore, and also just released the behind-the-scenes documentary 'Rainbow - The Film' on Apple Music (produced by Magic Seeds Productions) which she directed along with her brother Lagan Sebert and Kevin Hayden.

 

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Ke$ha, No Doubt and Usher to Perform on "The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards®"

LOS ANGELES  ,  -- dick clark productions (dcp) announced that Ke$ha, No Doubt and Usher will all perform on "The 40^th Anniversary American Music Awards®." They join previously announced performers Carrie Underwood, P!nk, Pitbull, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park and Christina Aguilera on this year's show which will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC.
Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are now on sale (please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-877-234-8425).
For the sixth year, winners will be determined by online voting. Fans can vote at the Coca-Cola AMA voting website, amavote.com, as well as AMA.abc.com. Artists will be honored in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Contemporary Inspirational and -- for the first year ever -- Electronic Dance Music. Fans can go to the official homepage of "The 40^th Anniversary American Music Awards," ama.abc.com, to find nominations, performer and presenter announcements, artist information and more.
For the fourth consecutive year, the live online pre-show "Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2012 AMAs" will stream live for fans worldwide starting at 5pm ET / 2pm PT and will be hosted by Lance Bass, Kimberly Cole, Brad Goreski, Sean Kingston, Eden Sher and Tristan Wilds, as well as the Nokia correspondent Andy Grammer. Viewers will be able to watch the live show on ABC.com, AMAs365.com, Cokemusic.com, Livestream, Ustream, YouTube, and through AP Live Entertainment. Livestream and Ustream-powered video players will be made available to media partners, as well as for the websites and Facebook Pages of participating talent.
"The 40^th Anniversary American Music Awards" are produced by dick clark productions, inc. Allen Shapiro and Orly Adelson will executive produce the show. Larry Klein will produce. The program will be broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to the airdate.
Fans can go to ama.abc.com, AMAs365.com, follow the AMAs on Twitter @theamas, and like the AMAs on Facebook at facebook.com/amas to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, Memes, Gifs and more.  Fans can now watch "AMAs On Demand," a weekly web series hosted by Lance Bass, Kimberly Cole and Megan Turney. The web series is published weekly to YouTube (youtube.com/awardsshownetwork), ABC.com and other streaming partners and covers all things "AMA," including breaking news, artist spotlights, retrospectives on fashion, acceptance speeches, red carpet and backstage interviews.
Global superstar Ke$ha is about to release her sophomore studio album WARRIOR on December 4th. The first single off the album "Die Young" been exploding up the charts and already Top 10 at Top 40 and shows no signs of slowing down. Ke$ha has taken the world by storm since the release of her debut album in ANIMAL in 2010.  That year she was declared Billboard's Hot 100 Artist and her smash debut single "TiK ToK" was named Billboard's #1 Hot 100 Song, was the most played song of that year, and was the biggest-selling digital track in the world. Ke$ha has had 6 consecutive Top 10 hits including three #1 singles: "TiK ToK," "Your Love Is My Drug" and "We R Who We R." Her debut album ANIMAL has sold over 2.5 million units worldwide. Ke$ha has toured the world, playing over 200 live shows in support of ANIMAL and its companion album CANNIBAL. She took home the MTV EMA for Best New Act in November 2010 and was nominated for 2 American Music Awards, 3 MTV VMA Awards and 6 Billboard Awards. She has over 21 million Facebook likes, over 3 million Twitter followers and over 300 million views on VEVO.  She has sold over 24.5 million combined tracks and ringtones in the U.S alone and over 27.5 million worldwide to date. Ke$ha is an international powerhouse, ANIMAL has been certified Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum in 15 markets (including Platinum in the United States and was the biggest selling debut album from an international female in 2010 in the UK. On November 20th, 2012 Ke$ha will release her first book through Touchstone Publishing. The full-color photo journal/scrapbook sheds light on Ke$ha's hectic, non-stop life on tour and will provide an exclusive look into the creative process of her forthcoming album, Warrior. Ke$ha was also recently named the first global ambassador for Humane Society International.
No Doubt has achieved a lot as a band, including releasing several multi-platinum albums (1995's diamond-certified Tragic Kingdom, 2001's Rock Steady, and a 2003 singles collection) and a string of chart-topping hits ("Just A Girl," "Don't Speak," "Hey Baby," "Hella Good," "Underneath It All," and "It's My Life"). Lead singer Gwen Stefani has further emerged as a global music and fashion icon via two best-selling solo albums and her L.A.M.B., Harajuku Lovers and Harajuku Mini clothing lines. Through all the success, the band members have remained grounded by a long-standing friendship that began when Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young — bonded by a shared love of '80s British New Wave and ska bands — began performing together in their hometown of Anaheim, CA. Their natural camaraderie, not to mention the musical alchemy that occurs when these four friends PERFORM, is palpable throughout the band's new album Push And Shove — a supercharged blend of ska-rock, dancehall, and electronic pop that will remind people why No Doubt has maintained its position as one of the most beloved and commercially successful acts of the past 20 years.
Nominated for three American Music Awards this year, multi-platinum selling superstar and 7-time American Music Award recipient Usher has been ranked by the RIAA as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 44 million albums worldwide. Usher released his seventh studio album LOOKING 4 MYSELF earlier this year which debuted at #1 on both the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and R&B Albums Chart and has received "album of the year" raves: Time Magazine states "the seventh album by the reigning emperor of R&B is lighter than air and sexy as hell." NPR places LOOKING 4 MYSELF in their top albums of the year list and describes Usher "leaping over boundaries, Marvel hero style...(the album is) solidly soulful, dramatic in all the right places, heartfelt, deeply danceable, sexy... As a powerful force in the pop mainstream…Usher …wields the kind of influence that helps define what relevance looks like."   LOOKING 4 MYSELF boasts five hit singles including chart toppers "Climax" and  "Lemme See" featuring Rick Ross, as well as "Dive," recently released single "Numb" and summer blockbuster "Scream." With the success of LOOKING 4 MYSELF Usher extends his career reign for having the most number ones ever on the R&B/Hiphop Charts during the SoundScan era. Usher has won numerous awards and was named the number one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade. Billboard named Usher the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade, with his career-propelling 2004 album Confessions being ranked as the top solo album of the 2000s decade. Usher has attained nine Hot 100 number-one hits (all as a lead artist) and seventeen Hot 100 top-ten singles. http://usherworld.com