Kesha's debut single “Tik Tok” turns 15. Last Tuesday, the singer Joyride celebrated the anniversary of the single from the album Animal recalling her exit and vowing to re-record the song with the anti-Diddy “lyric change” she adapted for the shows as soon as she is legally allowed to do so.
«TiK ToK was the first single I put out there with my voice and name credited!!!! I remember making this fun, happy song because that’s how I felt and I wanted others to feel,” Kesha wrote on Instagram, captioning photos from the photoshoot for the single. “I’m so proud that this song continues to make me feel that way, no matter what, and those are emotions I want all of us to connect with.”
“That girl was naive, wild and playful,” she added. “This song immortalizes a side of myself that I love dearly and now see I need to protect fiercely. The world has changed so much and so have I.”
Since serious accusations were made against Diddy in November 2023, Kesha has changed the opening verse of the song Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy in Wake up in the mornin' like fuck P-Diddy during live shows. She began performing the new version when she joined Reneé Rapp at Coachella in March.
“Absolutely love the new lyric change,” she wrote. “Yes, it’s permanent. I will re-record it when I have the legal rights to do so.”
