Kesha knows itâs important to be yourself.
The pop star, 38, recently partnered with Feeld for the dating appâs Fighting Loneliness in Our Digital World panel at South by Southwest in Austin, where she spoke in-depth about why living in your truth is crucial in an age when many people want to present themselves as flawless.
âThe most attractive vibration a human being can give off is not perfection, itâs authenticity. Sometimes you look at pictures that have been photoshopped, and everything is so symmetrical and so airbrushed, and it just looks weird,â she tells PEOPLE after the panel. âThatâs because perfection is actually quite unnatural.â
Feeld, marketed as the âdating app for open-minded individuals,â offers a space for its users to get real about what kinds of connections theyâre looking for without shame â a concept that aligns with Keshaâs values.
âSexuality should not be something thatâs shrouded in shame. I am a really big proponent of just be who you are and give yourself the permission to be proud and authentic in that,â she says.
Ever since hitting the scene over 15 years ago with the hit song âTiK ToKâ Kesha has spent her career promoting inclusivity for all types of people. Sheâs been an especially strong advocate for the LGBTQ + community, a value the âJoyrideâ singer says was instilled by witnessing a âlack of inclusion and a lack of acceptanceâ at a young age.
âI remember saying when I began, if I have to tour the world, Iâm going to make sure that my shows are a place where people can come be in their sexuality, because growing up as a woman or a girl, questioning my sexuality, I didnât find community in that,â she explains. âI felt pretty isolated.â
At times, Kesha found herself wanting to suppress the parts of herself that werenât accepted by others â but that didnât work for long. âI decided that actually I might not be the best, I might not be for everybody, but Iâm going to be the fâing best at being myself,â she says. âAnd I think that was a beautiful lesson.â
Recently, the Grammy-nominated artist has been quite candid about what sheâs looking for romantically â âa sugar daddy and a yacht,â she told On the Red Carpet in December 2024.
Working with the dating app allows Kesha to unabashedly embrace exactly what she wants. âI really love that Feeld embraces you for wherever youâre at in your sexual journey, whatever that means to you,â she says.
âI have explored non-monogamy. Iâve been in love with many, many men and many, many women, and currently where Iâm at is I am looking for a sugar daddy,â she adds. âI love being able to just be open and honest about it, because Iâm fâing into somebody taking care of me, putting me on a pedestal, taking me on their yacht and flying me on their plane. Iâm just into it, and I will not feel shame about that.â
Looking to the future, Keshaâs sticking to her guns with her romantic prospects. âIâve dated a lot of very cool, very broke hipsters with very bad attitudes, and so Iâm trying to swing the pendulum 180 degrees and go in the entirely opposite direction,â she says. âI want someone that goes to an office building because they own the office building.â
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