Salon

Kesha swaps “Tik Tok” lyrics to slam Diddy during Coachella set with Renee Rapp

Kesha wasn't technically slated to perform at the desert music festival Coachella, but the singer's surprise Sunday performance was nothing short of memorable. Taking to the stage to join Reneé Rapp’s set with a performance of her 2010 hit song, "Tik ...
Elite Daily

Kesha Is Re-Recording "TiK ToK" 15 Years Later With A Big Lyric Change

Kesha’s very first single is still just as much of a bop today as it was 15 years ago, but there is one part of “TiK ToK” that hasn’t aged well. The opening lyric is less of a party-starter and more of a downer after various lawsuits were filed ...
AOL

Kesha Recalls Thinking 'TiK ToK' Was 'Too Dumb' to Release. Why 'Dumber' Was Ultimately 'Better' for the Hit Song

Kesha's "TiK ToK" probably isn't going to win a Pulitzer Prize anytime soon — but that's part of its charm. In a new interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the Grammy-nominated pop star opened up about making her 2009 debut single "TiK ToK" and initially ...
Uproxx

Kesha Hilariously Eulogized TikTok’s Ban In The US With A Musical Parting Gift

After years of fun choreography, challenges, catchy sayings, viral sagas, and of course boosted music, TikTok is officially dead–in the US at least. According to The Washington Post, the TikTok ban has been upheld by the Supreme Court. While users are ...
Rolling Stone

Kesha Plans to Re-Record ‘Tik Tok’ With ‘F-ck P Diddy’ Lyric Change

Kesha‘s debut single “Tik Tok” is turning 15! On Tuesday, the “Joyride” singer celebrated the anniversary of the Animal single by reminiscing on its release and promising to re-record the song with the anti-Diddy “lyric change” she’s ...
The Cheat Sheet

Kesha Wants to Drop ‘Tik Tok’ Nod to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ place in popular culture will never be the same. Case in point: Kesha said she will replace the positive reference to Diddy in “Tik Tok” as soon as she can. In addition, the pop star explained how she felt about “Tik Tok ...
Uproxx

Reneé Rapp Said She And Kesha Changed The Diddy ‘Tik Tok’ Lyric At Coachella Because ‘Diddy Is Such A F*cking Asshole’

In April, Reneé Rapp brought out Kesha during her Coachella 2024 set, and they performed Kesha’s monstrous 2009 hit “Tik Tok” with a noticeable change. Instead of singing, “Wake up in the morning feelin’ like P. Diddy,” they sang, “Wake up ...
American Songwriter

Kesha to Permanently Change Lyric About Diddy in “Tik Tok”

If you were a teenager (or, really, an adult) in 2010, you probably know the lyrics to Kesha’s dance-pop anthem “Tik Tok” by heart. It was everywhere when it was first released: every radio station, YouTube, shopping malls, any place with ambient pop ...