Kesha Says Her ‘Tik Tok’ Song Is Forever Before America’s Social Media Ban
Kesha is trying to keep things simple for fans who are worried about the impending ban of TikTok in the US – by reminding them that his song “Tik Tok” will always be there.
The singer shared a video on Instagram on Saturday, January 18, showing herself wearing a black hoodie and blindfolded as part of her 2010 hit song was played. In his opinion, he wrote, “TikTok may be temporary, but TiK ToK is forever,” and added both a peace sign and a black heart emoji.
The song was a hit when it debuted, spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Kesha performed in Oakland, California, in 2023, where she was he changed the opening line of the song, “Wake up in the morning and feel like P. Diddy” to “Wake up in the morning feeling like me.” A lyrical exchange ensued Cassie (real name Cassandra Ventura) filed a lawsuit against Diddy in November 2023, accusing the rapper of sexual harassment and abuse. Diddy denied all the allegations against him.
Since Cassie’s case, many others they also came before for the allegations against the disgraced singer. Diddy continued to deny the allegations against him, and is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York.
During her Coachella 2024 set, Kesha again changed the opening line of her song, this time saying, “Wake up like f—k P. Diddy.” In May of the same year, he confirmed the lyric’s change was permanent after he approached her TMZ at LAX airport.
“Yes, it will be like that, so fans should read it in my upcoming shows. I want to hear it more than before,” he said. “I stand by that.”
“I’m not the type of person who just closes if—, I know what I stand for, I know that my integrity is strong so I speak the truth,” continued Kesha. “And the industry can be like sucking my id.”
Regarding the social media application of the same name, the Supreme Court has supported the US government the proposed ban of TikTokand app owners ByteDance have promised to make the app inaccessible to users in the United States starting at midnight on Sunday, January 19.
The Protecting Americans from Foreign-Controlled Applications Act was proposed after Congress raised concerns about espionage on behalf of China by ByteDance. The company said it will remove TikTok from smartphone app stores. The parent company later explained on Friday that they will cut services and “go black” unless the US assures Apple and Google that they will not be penalized for hosting and distributing TikTok.
The loss of the app will have a huge impact on content creators and influencers who earn money by doing it TikTok Creators Fundand those who earn money through product sponsorships and selling merchandise on the platform.
