Pop powerhouse Kesha has officially unveiled her latest single, “THE ONE.,” a bold new anthem released on Friday as anticipation intensifies for her upcoming album, “.” (stylized as just a period). The track lands just ahead of the album’s full release on July 4 via Kesha Records, marking a major milestone in the singer’s fiercely independent new era.
“THE ONE.” is the latest in a wave of releases previewing . (PERIOD), Kesha’s sixth studio album and her first under her own label. It follows recent high-energy singles like “ATTENTION!” feat. Slayyyter and Rose Gray, and the viral hit “BOY CRAZY.,” which has racked up over 1.5 million views in its debut week. With its confident title and punchy delivery, “THE ONE.” solidifies Kesha’s return to full creative control, showcasing a brash, unfiltered style that has come to define her current sound.
The new single drops just days before the launch of Kesha’s largest headline trek to date,The Tits Out Tour, which kicks off July 1 in West Valley City, Utah. Produced by Live Nation and presented by Feeld, the North American leg features support from glam-pop icons Scissor Sisters (reuniting for their first North American tour in over a decade), as well as Slayyyter, Rose Gray, and Vengaboys on select dates. With both Madison Square Garden (July 23) and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum (July 5) already sold out, the tour underscores Kesha’s continued draw as a live performer.
While looking forward, the pop star is also seeing a viral resurgence of her earlier hits. Her 2010 anthem “Your Love Is My Drug” has exploded on TikTok, with more than one billion views and over one million videos created in the past month alone. The revival has helped push the track—and Kesha herself—back into Spotify’s “Top Songs USA” and “Top Artists USA” charts, where she now boasts over 46 million monthly listeners.
The forthcoming album “.” arrives a year to the day after her 2024 comeback single “JOYRIDE” reignited public and critical attention. In what’s being billed as her most defiant and creatively liberated project yet, “.” represents a sonic evolution and personal declaration, co-written, co-produced, and wholly envisioned by Kesha herself.
With a string of viral moments, a record-breaking tour, and an unshakable foothold in the streaming charts, Kesha is unmistakably THE ONE to watch this summer!
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