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Music : Ke$ha : KISS Concert coming soon

As KISS wrap up work on their 20th studio album (to be released in January) a new DVD box set of live performances, Kissology Vol. 4 has been scheduled for release in late November. The set will include performances from 1976 through 2010. The first three editions of the Kissology series, released in 2006 and 2007, were all multi-platinum successes.
... and in the role of the Devil on Alice Cooper's upcoming (9/16) Welcome 2 My Nightmare album: Ke$ha. "[She's] an old friend of mine," according to Coop in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock. "When she was in London, I got up and did a song with her. She actually plays the Devil in this thing." Specifically, the two will duet on "What Baby Wants" which the two old pals also co-wrote. The album employs the same concept as 1975's Welcome To My Nightmare, Coopers first solo album release

News : Ke$ha : Spank Rock Interviews Ke$ha about her new dark album

So how has the tour been going? It seems like an odd match.
You know, I thought it was an odd match on paper, and now that I've been out with her, the music has its similarities. It's been a really fun tour, and it's introduced me to a whole new audience.
Can you even believe that your album is coming out, after [all this time]?
I can definitely believe it, because I've been working my [butt] off. A lot of people gave up on me. I've had very little support the past few years trying to get this done. But my good friends focused in on it, we pulled it together and we pulled it off.
Who gave up on you?
Well, first the record label. They wanted me to renegotiate my deal to be this horrible 360 deal, where not only do they take a part of your record sales ... they ask the artist to give you a percentage of their merchandise and touring. I don't believe in that at all ... I started hearing a lot of whispers about my downfall from my peers and the music community. Those were a pretty intense couple of years.
Did you listen to new music and think, “I should be out there right now. Everybody's gaining on me”?
I don't think about music as the competition like that. Everyone's creativity is different ... But it's sad because you want to make music because you love it, you want to perform because you love it, and you get tied up and you're not able to do this thing that means so much to you. That's the worst part. I'm happy for all my friends and peers who've been able to have these wonderful music careers. I just wanted to be able to share the thoughts that I have, and the music I've been creating.
The title [of the new album] sounds dark.
There's a lot of dark things that have been happening in politics and the world in general. Watching Africa having a lot of revolutions and continuous war and discussions between right-wing Christian America and extremist Islamic people. I've been watching this, and I feel like the world is a really dark place right now. I'm kind of surprised that this isn't coming up for a lot of other artists as well. I'm surprised that people can still focus on partying and not really touch these issues.
Your first album focused on [partying] a little more. Would you say this one's more serious?
I feel like there were a lot of serious thoughts on the first record. It was 50-50 partying and revolutionary spirit. I wanted to encourage people to fight for what they believe in, and I was kind of bummed out that people glossed over [those thoughts], so for the second one I wanted to kind of pull those thoughts more into the forefront. But I still have a lot of fun, sexy party anthems on this album. I understand the need to be able to shake it off, to release negative energy, but I dont believe in escapism. Sometimes you need to be able to go out to the club and dance, but other times you gotta do your work.

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Music : Ke$ha : Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Ke$ha all part of the Britney Spears Tribute at the MTV Vmas?

The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards will include a tribute to pop star Britney Spears, and now one source claims that Katy Perry, Kesha and Lady Gaga will be a part of the all-star salute.

According to DigitalSpy, TV producer and casting director Jonathan Woodbeck (‘The Real World,’ ‘Top Chef’) has tweeted his prediction for the show. “If this lineup is legit (which I’m told it is) the tribute to Britney at the VMAs is gonna be insanely EPIC!!,” he wrote along with a list of pop stars who are reportedly performing an unforgettable medley.

According to Woodbeck, the mash-up will include Selena Gomez singing ‘…Baby One More Time’; Perry performing ‘Oops!…I Did It Again’; Janet Jackson fronting ‘I’m a Slave 4 U’; Demi Lovato sampling ‘Toxic’; Kesha and Nicki Minaj performing ‘Gimme More’; Gaga singing ‘Circus’; and last, but not least, Spears closing things out with ‘Hold It Against Me’/'I Wanna Go.’ Madonna will reportedly take the stage after the performance to present Spears with a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award.

Music : Ke$ha : Find Out What Ke$ha Is Doing With Rocker Magician Criss Angel!

Ke$ha has worked with rapper Flo Rida, 3Oh!3, and Britney Spears, but I don’t think many people saw her collaborating with rocker magician Criss Angel. The whole thing came about, thanks to her little brother.
Apparently Ke$ha and her family went to see Criss’ stage show, BeLIEve, in Las Vegas, because her brother, Louie, is a huge fan of Criss’. After the show, they all met backstage and Criss was nice enough to sign one of his magic kits for Louie.
The whole group hit it off right away, so much so, that Ke$ha decided to appear in a video on Criss’ new website TheMagicPlace.com. Which is apparently a combination of a TV network, magic school, magician’s supply shop, and portal to all things magic.
TheMagicPlace.com actually goes LIVE tonight, along with the Ke$ha video. So if you need a little magic or Ke$ha in your life, check it out!

News : Ke$ha : Time Out New York Interview

Sure, Ke$ha might gets her kicks out of making necklaces from fans’ teeth and licking rock stars’ faces (the proof awaits below), but the hard-living pop star is no dummy. On a break from her European tour, the “Tik Tok” hit-maker talked with us about life on the road, in advance of her Get $leazy blowout that’s coming to Jones Beach on Saturday 20.
You’ve just finished touring the U.K. Did you find it rougher there than here?
[Laughs] Oh, God! Yeah, in Scotland everybody was wasted by three in the afternoon—it was awesome! And last night I played here in London and we definitely got into messy, rowdy after-parties.
What’s the most bizarre thing you’ve seen in the past year of craziness?
Oh, you know, I’ve been all over the world…the most bizarre thing? I just played Glastonbury and I brought all my trannie friends, and we were all walking around and they were in thongs, with big fake boobs and giant wigs and wellies on. And one of them fell in the mud, so we all decided to just roll around in it together. So by the end of the night there was a bunch of trannies in thongs and wellies covered in mud, all drunk, singing along to U2. It was pretty good.
You strike me as being very hardy—you Tweeted that you actually like sleeping on the tour bus…
Well that’s definitely the image that I try to uphold, that I am tough, and I am confident. Because I think that that’s a good role model, to let things roll off your back and not take any negativity too seriously, and to really not give a fuck. Of course there are certain things that get to me, but I try and lead by example and show people that, especially with haters, that you should just ignore them.
Do you ever have to take quiet time?
[Laughs] I try to get in quiet time and book time, but really, the only time I ever get that is when I’m on an airplane—I have a fear of flying, but I actually love flying because it’s the only time I can sleep, and it’s the only time I get to read. Right now I’m reading Jitterbug Perfume, by Tom Robbins. He’s one of my favorite authors; he wrote Still Life with Woodpecker and he’s great.
You write your own songs and work hard. Do you ever feel like people underestimate you?
I mean, yes—but I’m living my dream. I’m so thankful every day I get to wake up and play music to people that show up to my gigs. So is it hard, is it a grueling schedule and do I work my ass off? Absolutely. But that’s not what I’m going to focus on, because I just feel so lucky, and it seems a little bit pretentious. And the party-girl image—it’s true, I do drink whiskey. But to maintain the kind of schedule I have and to work on all of my songs—and I play almost every instrument if you come and see my live show—there’s brains behind that. I write for other people, and I am a smart person. I don’t think you could be dumb and be conquering the world.
What makes a hit song? Is there math to it?
I think anybody would have a different answer to this, but for me what’s really important for my songs is that they’re honest [Emphatically] and they’re real. I can tell when someone’s singing a song and they don’t mean it. I write every song. It’s coming from me and my life and my experiences. So it’s all real. And when I can connect with somebody and I believe them, I think that makes the song more tangible to me and, you know, a hit.
What music is believable to you?
Well, for Animal, I’d always listened to Licensed to Ill, the Beastie Boys record. It was just so funny and irreverent and youthful and no matter what, when you put on that record it makes you wanna destroy and party and it puts you in a great mood. And I always wanted my record Animal to be like that. Just ’cause I believed them. They were out of control and running around New York City. And I loved it. But another song? Iggy Pop, “Nightclubbing”. I believe he goes nightclubbing at all hours and is kind of just lurking around, slithering around like a weirdo in the night. I believe him when he sings that.
Tell us about your Hands On Nashville project. That sounds pretty noble.…
Well, I’ve snuck into shows since I was 13 years old. And I know there are people who don’t want to break the law, but I thought I could give kids a way to get into my shows, by giving back to the community—they can earn their way into the show. I know when I was younger I couldn’t get a [break], so this is a way for them to do something good and get a free ticket to a dance party.
Your fans are so devoted, they’ve started sending you their teeth.
Ah! [Laughs]. They are devoted. One fan sent me one tooth, so I made a necklace out of it. But then I found a bunch of my baby teeth, and started realizing I would love to wear a piece of my fans’ bodies on me. I mean, it sounds kind of weird, but I’m very much into wearing gemstones and natural pieces of jewelry ’cause it makes me feel grounded. And I started thinking, maybe I could make some sort of garment out of my fans’ teeth. I have almost 500 and I’m still collecting more. I got four yesterday.
Are you at all grossed out by it? Or is it just, Yep, got the teeth?
No! That’s, like, the animal inside. I love bringing that out of people.
Is your mom a bit of a hippy chick?
Yeah. I mean, she’s definitely a hippy—she lived in a school bus, and then a teepee for part of her life. So I guess I get the free spirit from her. And then I get a little bit of the rowdiness from my brother.
There’s a messiness to what you do—a critic remarked on the fact you did a cartwheel onstage that was not very good but really joyous…
[Giggles] Well yeah, that sums up my message pretty accurately—that what I’m doing is messy and imperfect, but it’s really fun. And it’s just a big celebration of life, and nobody on my stage takes themselves very seriously. We’re good musicians and we play a good show, but we act a little bit like jackasses. I never want to be pretentious.
You recently licked Slash on the face.
Ah! Yeah. I was playing the Oxegen festival, and I’d just gotten off stage and I was on this high. So I get out of my car and see Slash doing an interview, and I try to go kiss him. But I couldn’t reach ’cause he’s really tall, so I just decide to lick him. [Laughs] It was a good one.
Is Ke$ha onstage a persona like Ziggy Stardust, or is that straight-up you?
I think it’s like me times ten.
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