Kesha is trying to keep things light for fans worried about TikTok’s looming U.S. ban — reminding them that her single “Tik Tok” will always be there.
The singer shared a video via Instagram on Saturday, January 18, showing herself wearing a black hoodie with her eyes closed as part of her 2010 hit song plays. Above the view, she wrote: “TikTok may be temporary, but TiK ToK is forever,” and added both a peace sign and a black heart emoji.
The song was an instant hit when it debuted, spending nine weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Kesha performed the song in Oakland, California in 2023, where she change the starting line to the song from “Wake up in the morning feel like P. Didi” to “Woke up in the morning feeling just like me.” The lyric change came next Cassi (real name Cassandra Ventura) filed a lawsuit against Diddy in November 2023, accusing the rapper of sexual assault and abuse. Didi denied all the allegations against him.
After Cassie’s case, many others also appeared with allegations against the disgraced music mogul. Diddy continues to deny the charges against him and is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York.
During his set for Coachella 2024. Kesha changed the opening line of her song again, this time to “Wake up in the mornin’ like f—k P. Diddy.” In May of that year she confirmed the text exchange was constant after she turned to her TMZ at LAX airport.
“Yes, it will be, so fans should learn it for my upcoming concerts. I want to hear it louder than ever,” she said. “I stand behind it.”
“I’m not one to just shut up, I know what I stand for, I know my integrity is as solid as a rock, so I speak the truth,” Kesha continued. “And the industry can suck my d…”
As for the social media app of the same name, the Supreme Court upheld that of the US government suggested banning TikTokand the app’s owners ByteDance promised to make the app unavailable to users in the United States starting at midnight on Sunday, January 19.
The Act to Protect Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Adversaries was proposed after Congress raised concerns about espionage on China’s behalf by ByteDance. The company said it will remove TikTok from smartphone app stores. The parent company later explained on Friday that it would cut services and “go dark” unless the US assured Apple and Google that they would not be penalized for hosting and distributing TikTok.
The loss of the app will have a major impact on content creators and influencers who earn income through TikTok Creator Fundas well as those who earn revenue through brand sponsorships and through the sale of goods on the platform.
