Kesha

Part of what makes Kesha so refreshing is how unapologetic she is for who she is and what she represents. There's more to her than glitter and garishness -- there's a heart. And Kesha's heart stung when she came under fire for her 'Die Young' lyrics in light of the Newtown, C.T. school shooting. But that doesn't mean she should apologize for them.

Kesha's 'Die Young' dropped sharply in radio airplay after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, causing the singer to issue a curious statement claiming that she was "forced" to sing the chorus of the song against her will. Today (Dec. 20), Kesha wrote a new blog post explaining her comments.

Kesha's 'Die Young' may be a youthful anthem about living life to the fullest, but the song's title evoked something much darker in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings -- so the track is now being shelved by radio stations across the country.

Kesha's lead single from 'Warrior,' 'Die Young,' was an indirect casualty of the Newtown, Ct. massacre. The track faced an enormous radio airplay decline following the horrific school shooting on Dec. 15 when programmers and DJs pulled it from rotation. The singer is now speaking out on the decision -- and she's being incredibly empathetic and sensitive. (We knew we liked her.)

- Wiz Khalifa's 'O.N.I.F.C.' and Kesha's 'Warrior' will both debut in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Because there's no time like the weekend for a perfectly silly bit of celebrity news-type stuff, we feel obligated to inform you that while Kesha has denied those nasty rumors regarding her having carnal knowledge of young Justin Bieber, that doesn't mean she wouldn't be willing.

In her behind-the-scenes look at 'Die Young,' Kesha described her relationship with her fans as being a cult. But unlike Heaven's Gate or anything led by a Manson or Koresh, Kesha gives back to her followers -- though she does sometimes make them work for it. When one Animal sleuth solved a clue in an online scavenger hunt on her website, the 'Warrior' singer unlocked her track 'C'mon' as a reward

When it comes to talking points with Kesha, nothing is off the table. She's so outrageous and so honest that she's guaranteed interview gold. But now she's taking charge and clearing up some things that came to light in the public eye.

Oh Brit Brit. She committed quite the verbal faux pas on 'X Factor' last week. When Demi Lovato's charge CeCe Frey sang for her life in order to remain with the show, Britney Spears compared her previous evening's performance to "Keesha." Who's this Keesha? Oh, snap. She meant Kesha. Oops, Brit did it again!

Kesha arrived on the scene as a brat, but beyond her gloriously troublemaking, Auto-tuned rapping about drinking and messing around 'til the sun comes up, she established herself as a record-breaking artist. But with her new album 'Warrior,' her one goal was for people to hear that she can sing her you-know-what off.

Kesha is known for her hits, her partying and her use of Auto-Tune (something she's toned down lately), but now she's being recognized for her hottness, too. The 'Die Young' singer made quite a few jaws drop with her Vibe cover shoot, and her outtakes are even more stunning.

For those only familiar with Kesha in terms of her chart toppers, it's easy to dismiss the glitter fiend as little more than an unapologetic, party-hopping booze hound. While that assessment is partially true -- she does like whiskey and having fun -- there's a lot more to K-Dollar Sign-sha than that. In her cover story for VIBE, we see many more layers to Kesha, and now we heart her even more tha