Kesha Freaks Dick Clark and ABC
Kesha (a.k.a. "Ke$ha") may often be lumped together with kid-friendly acts (who can forget her odd pairing with Justin Bieber at the Grammys), but she made her true colors clear Friday night, vowing to avoid becoming a douchebag and calling the New Year a bitch live on "New Year's Rockin' Eve."
Kesha (or Ke$ha as she annoyingly stylizes her name) ensured she would not be invited back on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” as she made her premiere on the venerable New Year’s Eve staple Friday night.
The 2010 “it” girl clashed with the family-friendly image of Dick Clark and Disney-owned ABC network during her performance of “We Are Who We Are” and “Tik Tok,” encouraging viewers to “make 2011 our bitch” and getting a shoulder ride from a poorly costumed Santa while wearing a showgirl-esque leotard and ripped fishnet stockings.
Not quite satisfied (or perhaps completely sober), Kesha went on to earn a unique Google auto-fill search when co-host Ryan Seacrest asked the hard-partying entertainer for her New Year’s resolution shortly after the midnight ball drop. “Not to become a douchebag” was the 23-year-old’s ironic response, as she donned a pair of light-up “2011″ novelty glasses and matching blue neon lipstick bright enough to sear the entire nation’s collective retinas.
As Kesha uncomfortably swayed to “New York, New York” and other New-York- and New-Year’s-friendly tunes blaring over Times Square’s loudspeakers, a young, long-haired boy joined the party, hugging the California native and mugging for the camera. Not quite old enough to be her younger brother, we can only assume he was a nephew, cousin or other family member.
In contrast, The Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block got fully into the spirit, singing along and giving Seacrest (who is a bit of a douchebag, himself), real answers to his canned questions.
While we genuinely enjoy Kesha’s raw pop style (“Your Love Is My Drug” was one of our favorite tunes of 2010 and the music video was deliciously trippy), we can’t help but wonder if Kesha is falling down the Taylor Momsen rabbit hole of just doing and saying whatever the hell she wants whenever the hell she wants. It’s admirable not wanting to censor your art, but “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” isn’t the best place to let the borderline expletives fly.
While some posit that Kesha’s party-girl image is just an act, after tonight’s performance, we really have to wonder. Please, Kesha, dial it back before you flame out.
While I agree that this is further proof that Kesha is a loser without any class, I have to ask: What the heck do Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest EXPECT when they bring someone on the show like her, and then give her a live, unscripted moment? Either they’re immensely stupid, or they expected this to happen and they were fine with it because it appeals to younger people.
I’m sorry but I think Kesha rocks! Maybe she was tired “uncomfortably swaying”