# New Kesha single out today; new Kesha album out August 11!

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**Created:** [July 6, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kesha-single-out-today-new-kesha-album-out-august-11/790641 "2017-07-06T18:58:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kesha-single-out-today-new-kesha-album-out-august-11/790641/1 "2017-07-06T18:58:22Z")

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FINALLY, almost five years since her last album _Warrior_ was released, Kesha is releasing _Rainbow_ next month! For reasons related to being stuck with a Major League Rapist Asshole as her producer (see [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=737413&highlight=Kesha%2A)), Kesha wasn’t allowed to release any new music since her single “Timber” with Pitbull in 2013. Now is finally the time! Her new single [“Praying”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Dur3uXXCQ) was released today.

It will be great to hear Kesha on the radio again. Top 40 music over the last couple of years has been abominable. I’m so sick of hearing Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, and the Chainsmokers every time I tune into top 40 stations. Hopefully Kesha will start a renaissance in top-40 music, and it’ll be fun again.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kesha-single-out-today-new-kesha-album-out-august-11/790641/2 "2017-07-09T21:11:12Z")

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Thought you might like this, Ponch…

[https://theringer.com/amp/p/bbc613125aa5](https://theringer.com/amp/p/bbc613125aa5)

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kesha-single-out-today-new-kesha-album-out-august-11/790641/3 "2017-07-13T20:25:55Z")

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Thanks for the link **JohnT**!

Another single just came out today, “[Woman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXyA4MXKIKo).” It knocked me on my buttocks the first time I heard it. It is a very fun, uptempo song, and it has horns from the Dap-Kings.

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kesha-single-out-today-new-kesha-album-out-august-11/790641/4 "2017-08-12T22:41:54Z")

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_Rainbow_ came out yesterday, and it is terrific! It is getting an 82 score (“universal acclaim”) on Metacritic. Obviously I love all 14 tracks, but the ones that really stood out for me the first time I heard them are the aforementioned “Woman,” “[Rainbow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd5dcjXzuGk),” "[Boogie Feet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCZZWBIKuYY) (featuring The Eagles of Death Metal), and “[Spaceship](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjJaDFdEwJ0).” Many of the songs have a folksy quality that reminds me of her pre-fame work from c. 2005 (e.g., “[Goodbye](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Wof32u1-Q)”).