{"id":657015,"date":"2026-10-25T22:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/657015\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T22:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:14:11","slug":"kesha-announces-surprise-release-of-music-video-for-16-year-old-song-backstabber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/657015\/","title":{"rendered":"Kesha Announces Surprise Release of Music Video For 16-Year-Old Song \u2018Backstabber\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"anchor-4a70f7\" class=\"body-graf\">Attention millennials: Kesha is bringing back a piece of our youths! <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0a80e1\" class=\"body-graf\">The pop star made a surprise announcement Oct. 25, sharing that she\u2019ll be releasing the music video for song \u201cBackstabber,\u201d posting a quick teaser. It comes a whopping 16 years after the track debuted as part of her 2010 hit album \u201cAnimal.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-8c639a\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying this but after 16 years, it\u2019s finally here,\u201d Kesha wrote on social media, adding that the music video will be dropping at 1 p.m. EST on Oct. 26. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-03da76\" class=\"body-graf\">The artist did not share why she is releasing the music video now. And Kesha\u2019s representatives did not immediately respond to TODAY.com\u2019s questions about the timing. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-436070\" class=\"body-graf\">In the teaser that she shared across her social media accounts, Kesha is dolled up in her signature smudged, black eyeliner and messy party hair, reminiscent of her early 2010s era of music. The teaser also appears to feature a gold car that she tweeted about just days prior. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-685d3b\" class=\"body-graf\">In a set of tweets from Oct. 24, Kesha asked fans, \u201cWHO THE FCK STOLE MY CAR?!?!!\u201d before sharing a photo of the gold whip along with a number to text. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-50168d\" class=\"body-graf\">The album \u201cAnimal\u201d featured some of Kesha\u2019s most popular hits including songs \u201cTik Tok,\u201d \u201cYour Love is My Drug\u201d and \u201cTake It Off\u201d to name a few. It marked the artist\u2019s entrance into mainstream stardom. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-04ed33\" class=\"body-graf\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/kesha-dr-luke-settle-defamation-lawsuit-sexual-assault-allegations-rcna90660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pop star\u2019s career<\/a> included several years that were interrupted by legal battles between her and her former producer Dr. Luke, whom she previously accused of sexual assault. The producer then sued her for defamation. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-73c9de\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/kesha-dr-luke-settle-defamation-lawsuit-sexual-assault-allegations-rcna90660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2023,<\/a> the artist released a joint statement with the producer, announcing a settlement in his defamation suit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/celebrity\/kesha-accuses-hitmaker-dr-luke-exploitation-abuse-n225681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">over her allegation that he raped her<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Attention millennials: Kesha is bringing back a piece of our youths! 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