Kesha is attempting to maintain issues mild for followers who’re anxious in regards to the looming ban on TikTok within the U.S. — by reminding them that her single “Tik Tok” will all the time be there.
The singer shared a video by way of Instagram on Saturday, January 18, that includes herself sporting a black hoodie and shutting her eyes whereas a part of her 2010 hit tune performed. Over the view, she wrote, “TikTok could also be short-term, however TiK ToK is ceaselessly,” and added each a peace signal and black coronary heart emoji.
The tune was an immediate hit when it debuted, spending 9 weeks on the high of the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart.
Kesha carried out the tune in Oakland, California, in 2023, the place she changed the opening line of the tune from, “Get up within the morning feeling like P. Diddy” to “Get up within the morning feeling identical to me.” The lyric swap got here after Cassie (actual identify Cassandra Ventura) filed a lawsuit towards Diddy in November 2023,, accusing the rapper of sexual assault and abuse. Diddy has denied all allegations towards him.
Since Cassie’s lawsuit, many others have also come forward with allegations towards the disgraced music mogul. Diddy has continued to disclaim the allegations towards him, and is at the moment incarcerated on the Metropolitan Detention Heart in New York.
Throughout her 2024 Coachella set, Kesha modified the opening line of her tune once more, this time to, “Get up within the mornin’ like f—okay P. Diddy.” In Could of the identical yr, she confirmed the lyric swap was everlasting after she was approached by TMZ at LAX airport.
“Sure, it is going to be, so the followers ought to be taught it for my upcoming exhibits. I need to hear it louder than ever,” she stated. “I stand by that.”
“I’m not the form of person who simply shuts the f— up, I do know what I stand for, I do know my integrity is rock strong so I converse the reality,” Kesha continued. “And the business can form of like suck my d—.”
As for the social media app of the identical identify, the Supreme Court docket has upheld the U.S. authorities’s proposed TikTok ban, and the app’s homeowners ByteDance have pledged to make the app inaccessible for customers in the US starting at midnight Sunday, January 19.
The Defending Individuals from Overseas Adversary Managed Purposes Act was proposed after Congress expressed worries about espionage on behalf of China by ByteDance. The corporate has stated they’ll take away TikTok from smartphone app shops. The guardian firm later defined on Friday that they’ll reduce off providers and “go darkish” except the U.S. assures Apple and Google that they gained’t be penalized for internet hosting and distributing TikTok.
The lack of the app could have a significant impression on content material creators and influencers who earn revenue via the TikTok Creator Fund, in addition to those that earn income via model sponsorships and by promoting merchandise on the platform.
