Kesha

Solo Artist

Photo: Peter Neill · CC BY 2.0
Active 2005-present
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Albums 6
Tracks 79
Most frequent collaborator Pebe Sebert · 20 tracks
Genres PopDance-PopElectropopPop RockCountry Pop
Songwriter
77%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 61 of 79 tracks

Did Kesha write her own songs?

Yes, mostly, but almost always with co-writers. Kesha holds a writing credit on around 77% of her tracks, though only a few are written entirely alone. She co-wrote her early hits like 'Tik Tok' and 'Die Young' with producer Dr. Luke, and she has written many songs with her mother, the songwriter Pebe Sebert, including on her album Rainbow.

By the Numbers

6
Studio Albums
79
Tracks Credited
77%
Self-Written
21
Years Active
131
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 61 / 79 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 79 tracks: how many Kesha wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Kesha has a writing credit77%
4%
73%
23%
Sole author3tracks4%
Co-written58tracks73%
Outside writers18tracks23%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Kesha's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 79 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)77%
Composer (music)77%
Producer25%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Kesha's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 77%
100%
100%
86%
0%
92%
100%
2010Animal
2012Warrior
2017Rainbow
2020High Road
2023Gag Order
2025Period
Early · 100% written
Mid · 41% written
Late · 96% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

95%
2010s
Animal, Warrior +1 more
59%
2020s
High Road, Gag Order +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Kesha sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Kesha
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Katseye0%
The Pussycat Dolls21%
Britney Spears32%
Carrie Underwood43%
One Direction57%
Pink85%
Lady Gaga93%
77%Kesha
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Tik Tok
Animal
Written by Kesha Sebert, Łukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin
Co-wrote
Your Love Is My Drug
Animal
Written by Kesha Sebert, Pebe Sebert, Joshua Coleman
Co-wrote
Blah Blah Blah
Animal
Written by Kesha Sebert, Benjamin Levin, Neon Hitch, Sean Foreman
Co-wrote
Take It Off
Animal
Written by Kesha Sebert, Łukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly
Co-wrote
Die Young
Warrior
Written by Kesha Sebert, Łukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Nate Ruess, Henry Walter
Co-wrote
C'Mon
Warrior
Written by Kesha Sebert, Łukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Henry Walter
Co-wrote
Crazy Kids
Warrior
Written by Kesha Sebert, William Adams, Łukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Henry Walter
Co-wrote
Praying
Rainbow
Written by Kesha Sebert, Ryan Lewis, Andrew Joslyn, Ben Abraham
Co-wrote
Woman
Rainbow
Written by Kesha Sebert, Drew Pearson, Stephen Wrabel
Co-wrote

Discography 6 albums

Covers all 6 studio albums.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Kesha79 tracks
20Pebe Sebert, 20 tracks 17Dr. Luke, 17 tracks ŁG17Łukasz Gottwald, 17 tracks 13Rick Rubin, 13 tracks TK12Tom Kahre, 12 tracks SC11Stuart Crichton, 11 tracks BB10Benny Blanco, 10 tracks HW10Henry Walter, 10 tracks C10Cirkut, 10 tracks SW10Stephen Wrabel, 10 tracks BL9Benjamin Levin, 9 tracks MM9Max Martin, 9 tracks DP8Drew Pearson, 8 tracks S8Stint, 8 tracks EF6Eric Frederic, 6 tracks JL6Jason Lader, 6 tracks S5Shellback, 5 tracks AB5Ajay Bhattacharyya, 5 tracks Z5Zhone, 5 tracks EW4Emily Wright, 4 tracks JT4Justin Tranter, 4 tracks JK4Jussi Karvinen, 4 tracks SS4Skyler Stonestreet, 4 tracks A3Ammo, 3 tracks NR3Nate Ruess, 3 tracks AP3Andrew Pearson, 3 tracks RB3Ross Birchard, 3 tracks HM3Hudson Mohawke, 3 tracks BB3Benny Bock, 3 tracks CP3Caroline Pennell, 3 tracks ML3Madison Love, 3 tracks JC2Joshua Coleman, 2 tracks CK2Claude Kelly, 2 tracks DG2David Gamson, 2 tracks GK2Greg Kurstin, 2 tracks BM2Bonnie McKee, 2 tracks NM2Nate Mercereau, 2 tracks EO2Eagles of Death Metal, 2 tracks JH2John Hill, 2 tracks RC2Rob Cohen, 2 tracks BM2Blake Mares, 2 tracks SD2Sean Douglas, 2 tracks JB2Jeff Bhasker, 2 tracks CG2Chelcee Grimes, 2 tracks W2Wrabel, 2 tracks ER2Everett Romano, 2 tracks KL2Kennedi Lykken, 2 tracks OL1Oliver Leiber, 1 track NH1Neon Hitch, 1 track SF1Sean Foreman, 1 track 313OH!3, 1 track MN1Marc Nelkin, 1 track JI1Jon Ingoldsby, 1 track TN1Tom Neville, 1 track ON1Olivia Nervo, 1 track MN1Miriam Nervo, 1 track KÅ1Klas Åhlund, 1 track AM1Ammar Malik, 1 track DO1Dan Omelio, 1 track WA1William Adams, 1 track on Black Eyed Peas's page IP1Iggy Pop, 1 track MS1Matt Squire, 1 track AG1Allan Grigg, 1 track KK1Kool Kojak, 1 track SW1Steven Wolf, 1 track NK1Nik Kershaw, 1 track SK1Savan Kotecha, 1 track AK1Alexander Kronlund, 1 track LL1Lukas Loules, 1 track JN1James Newman, 1 track BB1Brody Brown, 1 track TD1The Dap-Kings Horns, 1 track CS1Cara Salimando, 1 track JP1Jonny Price, 1 track RL1Ryan Lewis, 1 track on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's page AJ1Andrew Joslyn, 1 track BA1Ben Abraham, 1 track JC1Jon Castelli, 1 track BF1Ben Folds, 1 track RM1Rob Moose, 1 track RN1Richard Nowels, 1 track RC1Rogét Chahayed, 1 track HM1Hugh Moffatt, 1 track DP1Dolly Parton, 1 track CW1Claire Wilkinson, 1 track NC1Nathan Chapman, 1 track DR1Daniel Reynolds, 1 track O1Omega, 1 track T1Tainy, 1 track D1Daramola, 1 track BF1Big Freedia, 1 track SM1Skylar Mones, 1 track TP1Tayla Parx, 1 track EL1Eric Leva, 1 track MD1Madi Diaz, 1 track JF1Jamie Floyd, 1 track BW1Brian Wilson, 1 track SS1Sturgill Simpson, 1 track K1Ke$ha, 1 track LS1Louis Schoorl, 1 track GG1Gabriella Grombacher, 1 track J1Jussifer, 1 track JH1Jeremy Hatcher, 1 track CH1Cory Henry, 1 track MK1Masamune Kudo, 1 track SE1Shawn Everett, 1 track DD1Dee Dee Ramone, 1 track on Ramones's page JR1Joey Ramone, 1 track on Ramones's page JR1Johnny Ramone, 1 track on Ramones's page KV1Kurt Vile, 1 track RD1Ram Dass, 1 track K1Kathleen, 1 track V1VantaBlaqJungleKat, 1 track LR1Luke Reynolds, 1 track BS1Blake Slatkin, 1 track JW1Jonathan Wilson, 1 track DE1Drew Erickson, 1 track KB1Kyle Buckley, 1 track BC1Brittany Coney, 1 track DA1Denisia Andrews, 1 track RJ1Ryan Jillian Santiago, 1 track P1Poutyface, 1 track PS1Pink Slip, 1 track NW1Nova Wav, 1 track HM1Heavy Mellow, 1 track MM1Max Margolis, 1 track MR1Morten Ristorp, 1 track on Lukas Graham's page AP1Alex Papamitrou, 1 track R1Rissi, 1 track X1Xander, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. ŁG Łukasz Gottwald · TK Tom Kahre · SC Stuart Crichton

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Kesha co-writes the vast majority of her catalog, even on her early Dr. Luke-produced albums, she held lyricist credits on most tracks. Her involvement deepened considerably on Rainbow (2017), which she made after a lengthy legal battle and in collaboration with a wider range of artists and producers. She is one of the more songwriter-active pop artists of her era.

Quick Facts

  • Tik TokHer 2009 debut single sold about 14 million copies and was the best-selling digital single of its time
  • Grammy nomsRainbow earned two Grammy nominations, including for 'Praying'
  • Co-writersCo-wrote her early hits with Dr. Luke and many songs with her mother, Pebe Sebert
  • Songwriter for othersWrote 'Till the World Ends' for Britney Spears
  • ComebackReturned in 2017 with Rainbow after a public legal battle with Dr. Luke

Creative Fingerprint

A co-writer throughout: Kesha holds a writing credit on most of her songs but almost never writes alone, working early on with Dr. Luke and consistently with her mother, songwriter Pebe Sebert.

The Story

Kesha is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 2009 with the chart-topping single 'Tik Tok' and her debut album Animal. Known for her party-driven electropop anthems, she has evolved significantly as an artist over her career, moving toward more personal and emotionally raw songwriting, culminating in the critically acclaimed Rainbow (2017). Throughout her career she has remained a prolific co-writer, maintaining lyricist credits across virtually her entire catalog.

Awards & Recognition

'Tik Tok' sold about 14 million copies and was the best-selling digital single of its time
Her comeback album Rainbow (2017) earned two Grammy nominations, including for 'Praying'
Wrote 'Till the World Ends,' a hit single for Britney Spears
Ranked among Billboard's top artists of the 2010s decade

Frequently Asked Questions Kesha

Did Kesha write her own songs?
Yes, mostly, but almost always with co-writers. Kesha holds a writing credit on around 77% of her tracks, though only a few are written entirely alone. She co-wrote her early hits like 'Tik Tok' and 'Die Young' with producer Dr. Luke, and she has written many songs with her mother, the songwriter Pebe Sebert, including on her album Rainbow.
Who wrote 'Tik Tok'?
'Tik Tok' (2009) was co-written by Kesha with Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco. It was her breakthrough single, sold around 14 million copies, and became the best-selling digital single of its time.
Did Kesha write with her mother?
Yes. Her mother, Pebe Sebert, is a professional songwriter and co-wrote many of Kesha's songs, from early tracks to material on Rainbow and later albums. The two have written together since Kesha was a teenager.
Who wrote 'Praying'?
'Praying' (2017) was co-written by Kesha with Ryan Lewis and others. It was the emotional lead single from her comeback album Rainbow and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Did Kesha write songs for other artists?
Yes. She co-wrote 'Till the World Ends,' a hit single for Britney Spears, and has contributed songwriting to other artists' work.
How many albums has Kesha released?
This catalogue covers 6 of her studio albums, from Animal (2010) to Period (2025).
Who is Dr. Luke and what happened?
Dr. Luke was the producer behind Kesha's early hits. In 2014 she filed a lawsuit against him alleging abuse, beginning a long legal battle that was settled in 2023. Her album Rainbow marked her creative return during that period.
What is Kesha's real name?
Kesha Rose Sebert. She early on stylized her stage name as 'Ke$ha' before dropping the dollar sign.
Who does Kesha write with?
A range of collaborators, including Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco early on, her mother Pebe Sebert throughout, and later writers and producers after she moved on from Dr. Luke.
What genre is Kesha?
She is a pop artist known for dance-pop and electropop party anthems, though she has also worked in pop rock and country-influenced material, especially on Rainbow.

Sources

Wikipedia: Kesha Wikipedia: Animal (Kesha album) Wikipedia: Warrior (Kesha album) Wikipedia: Rainbow (Kesha album) Wikipedia: High Road (Kesha album) Wikipedia: Gag Order (album) File:Kesha 2011 2 crop adj.jpg - Wikimedia Commons