VIDEO: Kesha Takes Aim with Her Cover of 'You Don't Own Me' at Firefly

Kesha performed an electrifying cover of Lesley Gore's 1963 anthem, "You Don't Own Me" at the Firefly Music Festival on June 17. Due to Kesha's current legal restraints, she has been hindered from performing at her very best. That said, Kesha made her appearance at Firefly Music Festival 2017 a memorable one and she definitely did not pull any punches.

In the middle of her electric performance of the song, Kesha paused and told the crowd, "No one can ever own you, no matter what they say, no matter what they do. Because to own you means they can control your happiness, and don't ever give some other motherfer the keys to your happiness!"

While Kesha did not name any names, the song and her mid-performance statement could have been directed at her former producer, Dr. Luke, who in a series of lawsuits disrupted her music career. Kesha alleged physical and emotional abuse and employment discrimination against Dr. Luke, while Dr. Luke claims breach of contract and defamation against Kesha. Kesha continues to perform live, and has appeared as a guest musician in collaborations with other artists.

The 2017 Firefly Music Festival was held on June 15-18, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. Headliners included The Weeknd, Muse, Twenty One Pilots, Chance the Rapper and Bob Dylan.

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Firefly Music Festival is a music festival produced by Red Frog Events alongside Goldenvoice, that was first held on July 20-22, 2012, in Dover, Delaware. The festival takes place in The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, an 105-acre festival ground, over the span of four days. Many nationally known musical acts performed at the festival, with over 100 performances held over the course of the festival in 2016.

Kesha's debut single "Tik Tok" landed at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks in 2010 and is among the fifth-best digital sales week ever with more than 610,000 units sold of the single. Her first album, Animal, topped the Billboard 200 that same year and her follow-up, Warrior, hit No. 6 in 2012.

Kesha has had nine top 10 tracks on Billboard's Pop Songs chart, with four No. 1s in the bunch: "Tik Tok," "Your Love Is My Drug," "Die Young" and "Timber" (Pitbull feat. Kesha). Her work has received 885.7 million on-demand U.S. streams across audio and video platforms to date and her songs have sold 32.1 million digital downloads in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen Music.

PHOTO CREDIT: Kesha's Official Facebook Page

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