Sophia Michaels
On Sunday evening, Kesha delivered one of the very best performances on the Grammys in NYC. She sang an unimaginable rendition of “Praying” with vocal assist from Cyndi Lauper, Andra Day, Camila Cabello, Bebe Rexha, and the unbelievable ladies of the Resistance Revival Chorus. She adopted a strong speech by Janelle Monáe, which talked concerning the significance of the Time’s Up motion and praised Kesha for her power in persevering via her authorized drama with producer Dr. Luke, whose actual title is Lukasz Gottwald. The shifting second had all the viewers in tears. And then Sony Music supplied extra phrases of reward in a seemingly harmless tweet:
No phrases. All love. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/IHrzI1CrTG— Sony Music Global (@SonyMusicGlobal) January 29, 2018
Normally, a tweet like this is able to match completely within the cascades of love that poured out for Kesha on the web. But here is the factor: if you become familiar with all the saga between Kesha and Dr. Luke, you will know that Sony Music was half of the impetus for Kesha’s authorized battle. Sony wouldn’t launch Kesha from a contract that stored her sure to Dr. Luke, forcing her to launch music below his label. And regardless of the outcry from many celebrities, Sony Music held robust. In reality, Kesha is contractually obligated to launch two extra albums below Dr. Luke, her alleged abuser.
So, right here Kesha is on the Grammys, performing “Praying,” her first single from Rainbow, which is about her melancholy and every thing she struggled via throughout her relationship with Dr. Luke. And right here is Sony Music, which is get together to all the scenario, providing reward to Kesha when it will not supply the one factor she requested for freedom. Kind of f*cked up as soon as you actually dig in, proper? And since I’m nonetheless variety of upset that she did not get nominated for album of the 12 months, this simply looks like salt within the wound. Luckily, none of this will take away from Kesha’s true second of triumph and resilience on the Grammys stage.
