Proceedings are still ongoing, and Kesha isnвЂ™t able to say much about the case today.Д¬ountless other women spoke out strongly in support of Kesha in the wake of the lawsuit and her subsequent return to music. Meanwhile, Dr Luke countersued for defamation, and KeshaвЂ™s request to leave her recording contract early was later denied. The suit claims that he sexually, physically and emotionally abused her over 10 years вЂ“ вЂњto the point where Ms. The following year she filed a lawsuit against Dr Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald) who signed Kesha to his Sony offshoot Kemosabe, and executive-produced her first two albums. And despite well-documented events of the last six years, she isnвЂ™t willing to be reduced to a flag-bearer for tragedy.ДЄfter releasing her second album вЂWarriorвЂ™ in 2012, Kesha appeared on вЂTimberвЂ™ with Pitbull вЂ“ and then stopped releasing music altogether. I love pop music, and IвЂ™m not going to hideвЂ™,вЂќ she beams. These days Kesha is making gaudy, overblown guilty pleasures minus the guilt. вЂњYouвЂ™re the party girl,вЂќ she sings on вЂMy Own DanceвЂ™. Over 10 years later and вЂHigh RoadвЂ™ fights against those various attempts to typecast her. Overblown and gloriously trashy, the artist вЂ“ who used to go by Ke$ha, complete with dollar sign вЂ“ quickly outraged the authentic music brigade with her glitter-soaked antics, while certain joyless quarters branded her output as flash-in-the-pan chart fodder. Gleefully sticking a middle finger up to dental hygienists everywhere, her debut single вЂTik TokвЂ™ used Jack Daniels as mouthwash and got tipsy on wonky Auto-Tune. When Kesha first broke out just over a decade ago, she was immediately branded popвЂ™s resident party girl. вЂњIвЂ™ve gotten older,вЂќ she tells me, вЂњand I donвЂ™t give a fuck.вЂќ Incidentally, this is more or less the headspace in which Kesha created her new album вЂHigh RoadвЂ™. Sitting nearby in a chair, notes in hand, the whole set-up feels akin to interviewing my nan вЂ“ if my nan was a pop star covered in jangly gold bangles. вЂњSorry, my voice is going,вЂќ she says, hopping into the bed. WeвЂ™ve met today in an apartment in a swanky bit of West London, and now sheвЂ™s ditched what she aptly describes as her вЂњplastic tableclothвЂќ outfit, Kesha is keen to kick back.

Once upright, the singer waltzes off and reappears in comfier attire: a silk dressing gown and some purple fluffy slippers.

Clearly, Kesha is not somebody who suffers from hayfever. вЂњI just feel like it.вЂќ She crumples to the ground and flops face-down onto the floral creation weвЂ™ve been using as a backdrop today, rapidly star jumping as if creating a flowery snow angel. Um, yeahвЂ¦ sure? вЂњNot for any particular reason,вЂќ she adds, sensing confusion. вЂњIs it OK if I just quickly faceplant, right here?вЂќ Kesha suddenly enquiries as her photoshoot with NME draws to a close.

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