Current:Home > ScamsKesha tweaks 'Tik Tok' lyrics to blast Diddy at Coachella -Wealth Legacy Solutions
Kesha tweaks 'Tik Tok' lyrics to blast Diddy at Coachella
View
Date:2025-04-14 06:28:58
In light of recent events, Kesha is giving one of her biggest songs a rewrite.
The singer performed her mid-aughts track "Tik Tok" with Reneé Rapp at Coachella on Sunday, but tweaked its opening lyric that references Diddy after the rapper's homes were raided by law enforcement.
In place of the line "wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy," Kesha instead sang "(expletive) P. Diddy" while raising a middle finger.
Her surprise appearance came during Rapp's Coachella set, and the "Mean Girls" star joined Kesha in cursing out Diddy and raising a middle finger in the air.
Last month, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations officials raided two of Sean "Diddy" Combs' homes, which multiple outlets reported was part of a sex trafficking investigation. In recent months, Diddy has faced numerous allegations of sexual assault in a slate of civil suits filed against him.
This isn't the first time Kesha has tweaked the lyrics of "Tik Tok." In November, she dropped Diddy's name from the song entirely, singing at a Los Angeles concert, "Wake up in the morning feelin' just like me." That change came on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Diddy's ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who sued him for rape and sex trafficking in November.
"Mr. Combs asserted complete control over Ms. Ventura's personal and professional life, thereby ensuring her inability to escape his hold," the lawsuit said. "He provided unprecedented avenues for success for the aspiring artist, but in return, demanded obedience, loyalty and silence."
Cassie and Diddy quickly reached a settlement. Diddy's attorney has said the rapper is innocent and criticized the raid on his homes as a "witch hunt based on meritless accusations."
Diddy investigated for sex trafficking:A timeline of allegations and the rapper's life, career
Speaking to MTV News in 2009, Kesha explained the Diddy lyric came about "because one morning, I woke up surrounded by a bunch of hot babes, and I was like, 'I'm like Diddy, man.'" Diddy also contributed vocals to the song.
Contributing: KiMi Robinson, Naledi Ushe
veryGood! (72)
Related
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Ricou Browning, the actor who played the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon,' dies at 93
- Joni Mitchell wins Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from Library of Congress
- 'Saint Omer' is a complex courtroom drama about much more than the murder at hand
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- Jimmy Kimmel expects no slaps hosting the Oscars; just snarky (not mean) jokes
- '80 for Brady' assembles screen legends to celebrate [checks notes] Tom Brady
- Anime broadens its reach — at conventions, at theaters, and streaming at home
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- 'Return to Seoul' is a funny, melancholy film that will surprise you start to finish
Ranking
- Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
- Classic LA noir meets the #MeToo era in the suspense novel 'Everybody Knows'
- Odesa and other sites are added to the list of World Heritage In Danger
- What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- 'The Angel Maker' is a thrilling question mark all the way to the end
- Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' actor, has died at 61
- 30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe
Recommendation
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
Unlocking desire through smut; plus, the gospel of bell hooks
'Dr. No' is a delightfully escapist romp and an incisive sendup of espionage fiction
'Women Talking' explores survival, solidarity and spirituality after sexual assault
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
Novelist Julie Otsuka draws on her own family history in 'The Swimmers'
'The Coldest Case' is Serial's latest podcast on murder and memory
From elected official to 'Sweatshop Overlord,' this performer takes on unlikely roles