Kesha is an American singer and songwriter. She has appeared in 58 music videos, 42 as the lead artist, 12 as a featured artist, and 4 as a guest. She has appeared in 9 films, 41 TV shows, and 2 web shows. Some of the television shows she has appeared in include Nashville, RuPaul's Drag Race, Jane the Virgin, Victorious, and more.
She first made a cameo appearance in Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" music video, though she was unknown then. Kesha declined to appear in the music video to Flo Rida's massively successful single "Right Round", to which she provided guest vocals to.
In 2009, Kesha released the music video for her debut single, "Tik Tok". Her song "Backstabber" was scheduled to be the second single from her debut studio album, Animal, but it was scrapped in place for "Blah Blah Blah" featuring 3OH!3. The music video was filmed and was leaked online. In 2010, she released the videos for "Blah Blah Blah", "Your Love Is My Drug", & "Take It Off", all taken from Animal. She later appeared as a featured artist in the music videos for "Dirty Picture" with Taio Cruz and "My First Kiss" with 3OH!3. Later that same year, she released music videos for the songs "Animal", "Stephen" and a second music video for "Take It Off", dubbed the "K$ N' Friends version", which featured Jeffree Star, all from her album Animal. Lastly, Kesha released the music video for "We R Who We R", from her debut extended play, Cannibal.
In the following year, Kesha released the music video for the second single from Cannibal, "Blow", which featured actor James Van Der Beek playing Kesha's comedic rival. She guest starred as herself in the Nickelodeon show, Victorious in the episode "Ice Cream for Ke$ha" where the main characters search for the letters to Kesha's name to win a private concert.
In 2012, Kesha released a music video for "Sleazy Remix 2.0: Get Sleazier" featuring rappers Wiz Khalifa, T.I., André 3000, & Lil Wayne, though none of the rappers actually appear in the video. Instead, many other friends of Kesha's mouth the lyrics to the song, while Kesha herself only appears for a short time in the video. She released the music video for the lead single from her second studio album, Warrior, "Die Young" which depicted her as a cult leader in Mexico.
In 2013, she released the music videos for the singles "C'Mon" and "Crazy Kids" from the album Warrior, the latter featuring rapper will.i.am. She then went on to appear in the music video for "Timber" alongside Pitbull in which she also provided guest vocals to. Later for New Years, Kesha made her directorial debut with the music video for "Dirty Love", though this version of the song did not include Iggy Pop, rather a solo version was used instead.
After leaving rehab for her eating disorder in 2014, Kesha became a judge for the reality singing competition show, Rising Star. The other judging panel consisted of Ludacris and Brad Paisley with Josh Groban as the host. The show was canceled after one season. Kesha and her cat, Mr. Peeps, made a cameo appearance in the music video for "My Song 5" by HAIM.
In 2015, Kesha appeared in the mid-credits scene of the film Jem and the Holograms as Pizzazz, the leader of the rival band to Jem and the Holograms, The Misfits.
In 2017, Kesha released her comeback single, "Praying" after not releasing any new solo work in five years. She released the accompanying music video along with two more for "Woman" and "Learn to Let Go" from her third studio album Rainbow. The music video for "Hymn" was filmed but it wasn't released until the following year. She appeared in the music video for "Good Old Days", her song with Macklemore.
In 2018, Kesha released the music video for her cover of Janis Joplin's "I Need A Man To Love", retitled "I Need A Woman To Love" from the LGBTQ inclusive EP, Universal Love - Wedding Songs Reimagined. On August 10, 2018, she released her documentary short film Rainbow - The Film on Apple Music. It follows her personal struggles, the creation of Rainbow, and her performance at the Grammy's. Kesha also appeared in the music video for the duet version of The Struts' "Body Talks" in August. The official music video for the song "Here Comes the Change" for the film On the Basis of Sex was live streamed on October 24, 2018 on her YouTube.
Music videos
As lead artist + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Tik Tok" 2009 Syndrome "Backstabber" (unreleased) "Blah Blah Blah"(featuring 3OH!3) 2010 Brendan Malloy "Your Love Is My Drug" Honey "Take It Off" Paul Hunter & Dori Oskowitz "Take It Off" (K$ N' Friends version) SKINNY "Stephen" "Animal" "We R Who We R" Hype Williams "Blow" 2011 Chris Marrs Piliero "Sleazy Remix 2.0: Get Sleazier"(featuring Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, T.I. and André 3000) 2012 Nicholaus Goossen "Die Young" Darren Craig "C'Mon" 2013 "Crazy Kids"(featuring will.i.am) "Dirty Love" Kesha "Praying" 2017 Jonas Åkerlund "Woman" (featuring The Dap-Kings Horns) Kesha & Lagan Sebert "Learn to Let Go" Isaac Ravishankara "Rainbow" Lagan Sebert "I Need a Woman to Love" 2018 "Hymn" Isaac Ravishankara "Here Comes the Change" Jonas Åkerlund "This Is Me" (The Reimagined Remix)(with Keala Settle & Missy Elliott) Jared Hogan "Raising Hell" (featuring Big Freedia) 2019 Luke Gilford "My Own Dance" Allie Avital "Resentment" (featuring Brian Wilson, Sturgill Simpson, & Wrabel) Vittorio Masecchia "High Road" 2020 Magic Seed Productions "Children of the Revolution" Ethan Silverman "Since I Was Young" Michael Kessler "Little Bit of Love" Kesha, Jonah Best & Mr Peep$ "Drop Dead" 2021 Andrew Sandler "Rich, White, Straight Men" 2022 Pebe Sebert "Eat the Acid"(Visualizer) 2023 Vincent Haycock "Fine Line"(Visualizer) "Hate Me Harder"(Visualizer) "Happy"(Visualizer) "Living In My Head"(Visualizer) "Only Love Can Save Us Now" "Joyride"2024Lauren Gorun, Dimitri Basil, Cooper Roussel, & Kesha "Boy Crazy" 2025Brett Loudermilk, Zain Curtis, & Kesha "Dear Me"Jessa Zarubica "Red Flag" 2026 Kesha "Origami!" Kesha, Brett Loudermilk, & Zain Curtis
As featured artist + List of music videos, showing lead artist, year released, and director Title Lead artist Year Director(s) Notes "Right Round" Flo Rida 2009 Malcolm Jones Vocals only "Dirty Picture" Taio Cruz 2010 Alex Herron Featured artist "My First Kiss" 3OH!3 Isaac Ravishankara "Timber" Pitbull 2013 Davis Rousseau "Good Old Days" Macklemore 2017 Johnny Valencia "Body Talks" The Struts 2018 Lagan Sebert "Safe" Sage, Chika Ben Smith Vocals only "Chasing Rainbows" Big Freedia 2020 Lagan Sebert Featured artist "Stronger" Sam Feldt 2021 Andrew Donoho "Fancy Like" Walker Hayes Rehman Nizar Ali "Taste So Good (The Cann Song)" Vincint, Hayley Kiyoko, and MNEK 2022 Jake Wilson "Sugar Free Venom" F5ve 2025 Featured artist; archive footage
Guest appearances + List of music videos, showing lead artist, year released, and director Title Lead artist Year Director(s) Notes "I Kissed a Girl" Katy Perry 2008 Kinga Burza Cameo "American Girl" (Promotional video) Bonnie McKee 2013 Cameo "My Song 5" Haim 2014 Dugan O'Neal Cameo "If the World Was Ending (In Support of Doctors Without Borders)" JP Saxe, Julia Michaels & Friends 2020 Cameo
Films + List of cinematic film releases, showing year released, role, director(s) and box office gross Title Year Role Director(s) Budget Box office Ref. USD$ F.A.R.T. the Movie 1991 Girl Ray Etheridge Dreamgirls 2006 Extra Bill Condon Bravo Supershow 2007 Herself Michael Maier colspan="2" Walt Disney's Princess Ke$ha 2011 Princess Ke$ha Osmany RodriguezMatt Villines colspan="2" Katy Perry: Part of Me 2012 Herself Dan CutforthJane Lipsitz Jem and the Holograms 2015 Phyllis "Pizzazz" Gabor Jon M. Chu A Ghost Story 2017 Spirit Girl David Lowery Rainbow: The Film 2018 Herself KeshaLagan SebertKevin Hayden colspan="2" Diane Warren: Relentless 2024 Herself Bess Kargman
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Simple Life Herself Episode: "Wedding Planner" (Season 3, Episode 15) 2010 Saturday Night Live Episode: "Ryan Phillippe/Kesha" (Season 35, Episode 19) The City Episode: "One Girl's Trash..." (Season 2, Episode 9) 2011 Victorious Episode: "Ice Cream for Kesha" (Season 2, Episode 3) 2012 The X Factor Australia Guest mentor; 2 episodes 2013 Robot Chicken Robot, Sassette Smurfling Episode: "Papercut to Aorta" (Season 6, Episode 14) Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life Herself Lead role; 14 episodes The Show with Vinny Episode: "Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Mackie and Kesha" (Season 1, Episode 3) 2014 Rising Star Judge; 10 episodes 2015 Jane the Virgin Anabelle Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Four" Project Runway: All Stars Herself Guest Judge; Episode: "Once Upon A Runway" 2016 The Haunting Of... Guest appearance Hollywood Game Night Episode: "Sealed with a Kesha" Nashville Guest appearance 2017 RuPaul's Drag Race Guest Judge; Episode: "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" (Season 9, Episode 10) Kat Kat 10 episodes; Amazon Prime series Good Morning America Herself Performer and interview CMT Crossroads Episode: "Old Crow Medicine Show & Kesha" 2018 60th Annual Grammy Awards Performer and nominee The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Performer along with The Struts 2019 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Performer along with Big Freedia 47th Annual American Music Awards Performer along with Big Freedia The Graham Norton Show Performer 2020 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Interview and performer along with Big Freedia The Late Late Show with James Corden Interview and performerCarpool Karaoke: The Series Episode: "Kesha & Whitney Cummings" The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart Guest Judge One World: Together at Home Benefit concert Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone Benefit concert The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Performer 2022 Conjuring Kesha Also executive producer 2023 Impractical Jokers Season 10, Episode "Kesha" 60 Minutes The Muppets Mayhem Season 1, Episode 4: "Track 4: The Times They Are A-Changn'" That's My Jam Winner; Episode: "Kenan Thompson & Big Boi vs. Kesha & Renée Elise Goldsberry" (Season 2, Episode 7) Dynamo Is Dead2025 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Episode: "Venom in the Viper Room"The Kelly Clarkson ShowFilmedThe Drew Barrymore ShowFilmedLoot Episode: "Joyride"The Jennifer Hudson ShowFilmed
Web series +YearTitleRoleNote2017Highly GiftedTess Snapchat series2023–2024Helluva BossQueen Bee-lzebub (voice)2 episodesCredited as "Kesha Sebert" in "Queen Bee" (Season 1, Episode 8)
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