Hell hath no fury like an artist.
“Kesha has spent the last three years mired in a legal standoff with her ex-producer, Dr. Luke, whom she’s accused of sexual assault and emotional abuse.
“Her contract stipulated that she couldn’t make any more music unless it was with him, but she refused to work with a man whom she alleges tormented and manipulated her for years.
“The court system repeatedly ruled in his favor, leaving her career at a standstill.
“On Thursday, she finally emerged with new material, a ballad about survival and healing that clearly draws on her hardships with Dr. Luke, the courts, and dealing with trauma in the public eye.
“The song, “Praying,” opens with an internal monologue that verges on the suicidal.”
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