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Introducing Ke$ha

Monday March 9, 2009

The story of the success of the current #1 pop single "Right Round" is not just about rapper Flo Rida. It's also about the featured singer on the track, 21-year-old Nashville, Tennessee native Ke$ha. Once music executives began to notice her the battle was on for a signing. The victor in the battle was RCA Records. As a sign of the high hopes for Ke$ha, the label has assigned two of the most successful pop producers of the past decade, Max Martin and Dr. Luke, to help put together a debut album due later this year.

The sound of Ke$ha is distinctly electropop. The language in her words is not for the faint of heart, but the sheer brashness and independence of Ke$ha's approach spells excitement. She refers to herself as an "anti-pop" star. Dr. Luke says, "Ke$ha is a riveting, fresh talent, with a compelling, unique voice, and powerful writing skills." Think of Lady GaGa without restraint.

Visit Ke$ha's MySpace site to hear her music.

Image courtesy RCA Records

Comments

November 10, 2009 at 7:05 pm
(1) Phyllis :) says:

i luv ke$ha! she rocks! i didnt even hear bout her until saw her song on itunes & downloaded it! luvd her ever since! xD :)
Luv Phyllis

November 10, 2009 at 10:29 pm
(2) HDD says:

I’m in. :)

November 25, 2009 at 11:44 am
(3) Anonymous says:

She’s hot, she’s cute, she carries heerself very well, she’s got an ego and sounds like the next HUGE thing! I love Ke$ha! She rocks and I think she will go very far unless she does something like Brittney did and expose herself when her fame goes down. I deffinately think Lady Gaga could outsing her on like singing to a note, but Ke$sh more rocks with the music instead of singing agaist it like GooGoo does.

December 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm
(4) Carol says:

Shes obnoxious and her lyrics are really heartfelt. Hahahahaha

December 27, 2009 at 11:38 pm
(5) ke$ha fan says:

i love her, shes like my FAVE cant wait till the 5th for her album

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