Ke$ha Streams Full 'Warrior' Album for Free on iTunes

Ke$ha has just made her full "Warrior" album available online for eager fans to lay their ears on. The "Die Young" singer tweeted about her new LP's free streaming on iTunes on Monday, November 26 and also has another new track online which features her collaboration with rock legend, Iggy Pop.

Though fans cannot have the new album in their hands until December 4, they can listen to their hearts' content and hear how the new effort boasts of more daring and heavy rock elements that Ke$ha seems to be really digging these days. Several tracks from the album have been leaked online and all point to a musical direction where one finds the 25-year-old Nashville native head banging, whistling, and just loving those synths more than one will ever hear on her 2010 debut set, "Animal".

In addition to the full album stream on iTunes, another new track "Dirty Love" landed online on Monday, and features the singer's heavy guitar riff collaboration with punk rock innovator, Iggy Pop. This track's title says it all as it sets aside any sexual innuendos and explicitly delivers nasty lines such as Pop's "Cockroaches do it in garbage cans," and "Santorum do it in a v-neck sweater." Ke$ha answers with "your f**king filthy love."

"Warrior" features other great collaborations from The Black Keys' Patrick Carne, Fun.'s Nate Ruess, The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, Ben Folds, and Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am.

Ke$ha's New Single 'Crazy Kids' Lands Online

Ke$ha's new track titled "Crazy Kids" got an unexpected early exposure on the Web when it leaked ahead of its scheduled December 4 launch. The song itself is included on the singer's sophomore album "Warrior" and it treats fans to a low-key, guitar-laden work from the "Die Young" artist. 

"Crazy Kids" kicks off with a mellow and unassuming whistle, which then seamlessly transitions to the acoustic guitar riffs of the song and Ke$ha's Nashville-sounding country vocals. The 25-year-old dance singer then heads on to incorporate her more familiar rap verses and raunchy lyrics such as "I'm fresher than that Gucci/Them boys, they want my coochie/I say no, I'm no hoochie/Your homegirl hating, I say, 'Who's she?' "

The almost four-minute long work was penned and produced by the same trio behind the hit "Die Young"; Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Benny Blanco, and Cirkut. Fans can sense that this single seems to aim at showcasing Ke$ha's under-appreciated skills in singing as it also presents parts that are packed with more natural vocals. The overall production also exhibits much improvement compared to her 2010 debut release "Animal".

"Warrior" is set for Stateside release on December 4 and features collaborations from some of Ke$ha's music idols and friends such as The Black Keys' Patrick Carne, Iggy Pop, The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, Fun.'s Nate Ruess, Ben Folds, and Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am

Ke$ha Dances with Giant Penises at 'Warrior' Warm-Up Concert

At a private show sponsored by Casio Watches, the pop singer proves she's queen of her empire, even if it's one she’s only created for outrageous onstage effect.

If pop music demands an element of theatrical presentation, then Ke$ha angled toward a literal interpretation of her raucous, sexualized pop songs in her first U.S. live show supporting upcoming album Warrior. The singer performed Monday night at a special Casio event at the El Rey Theatre to celebrate the launch of her Baby G watch line, which she announced at a press conference earlier in the evening, and toed the boundary between glitzy pop spectacular and dramatic Broadway pageantry.

The performance, which was heralded by a questionable DJ set from Herick Hell (Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “The Other Side” does not need a remix), consisted of seven tracks from Ke$ha’s prior releases and a closing rendition of her new single, “Die Young,” the first track to impact off Warrior. Despite the comparably small size of the venue, Ke$ha presented a stadium-ready show, her first employing the futuristic tribal queen aesthetic of her new album, out Dec. 4 via RCA. These visuals were immediately apparent as the singer, clad in a rhinestone leotard and giant golden crown, was carried in by four muscled dancers dressed like exotic serving boys as green lasers shot around the room. After the dancers (two of whom are twins) set Ke$ha onstage and she launched into “We R Who We R,” the single off 2010’s EP Cannibal, the theme of the evening was clear: Ke$ha is queen of whatever situation the music dictates.


This extended into the musical-like interpretations of her songs, particularly “Cannibal,” during which Ke$ha pretended to rip a giant heart out of one of her dancers and dripped blood all over mouth and neck. “I have some dating advice,” the singer said as the song opened. “Don't fuck with crazy bitches because we’ll eat you.” This sort of amazingly garish outrageousness pervaded as Ke$ha threw a literal onstage party during “Party At A Rich Dude’s House” (complete with beer coolers) and danced with two giant human penises during “Your Love Is My Drug.” It was unabashed, unapologetic and truly compelling, much like the singer herself.

With the exception of the visuals, Warrior was largely ignored throughout the evening. The singer has only released one track from the disc so far and a sponsored event that lacked a sold-out crowd was presumably not the right moment to unveil any additional numbers. Ke$ha pretended to close the show with “Tik Tok,” the super-single off her 2010 debut Animal, shouting to the crowd as gold glitter coated the room, “I fucking love you guys. Now go get laid.” But she was back moments later, noting, “You guys didn't really think I was gonna leave without playing my brand new single did you?”


The song, “Die Young,” received a celebratory flamboyant stage treatment as Ke$ha, now in a gold outfit likely designed by an Olympic figure skater, strutted around stage with her dancers before leading a drum line. The drums, primal and urgent, mirrored the track’s lyrics (“I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums”) and rhythmic buoyancy. From choreographed dance moves to the rippling pectorals of her dancers, Ke$ha’s performance was a sexually-charged romp, a raucous party charged with intent – all led by the queen who has created it. And even in a small room with an uneven crowd the singer managed to build this literal interpretation of “Tik Tok”’s most telling line: “Now the party don't start ‘til I walk in.

KE$HA I'm Bringin' Back LIGHT UP SHOES!!

It's like it's 1993 all over again ... because Ke$ha hit the streets of Hollywood yesterday wearing a fresh pair of L.A. Lights ... the kicks that flash in the heel when you walk.