Kesha; Reneé Rapp.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
“The party don’t stop” atReneé Rapp’sweek of showsin New York City.
During her Thursday night concert, the pop singer, 23, surprised the crowd at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner with a cover ofKesha’s hit “Your Love Is My Drug” — and brought out the star, 36, to assist her. Fanscapturedfootageof the Rapp teaming up with the “Tik Tok” singer, whom she later called her “hero” and thanked for giving her “the greatest night of [her] life” with a sweet poston Instagram.
During the bridge, Rapp let Kesha take the lead, showing off her powerhouse vocals.
“Don’t you f—ing love this woman?” Kesha asked the crowd, visibly stunning Rapp, who had a huge smile on her face.
Reneé Rapp in New York City in July 2023.John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
After the concert, Rapp took toInstagramto express what an “honor” it was to bring out her “hero.” Along with a clip of the performance and a series of photos of the two on stage, she wrote, “the first time I heard kesha was in the back seat of my cousins car when I was 9.”
“I remember hearing tiktok for the first time and thinking holy s— what am I listening to. i can still see myself in the car freaking out and hearing my cousin say ‘this is kesha.. she is so f—ing cool,’” she continued.
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Rapp revealed, “context; my cousin who is 10 years older than me is the only other gay girl in our family. everything she’s ever told me is cool is f—ing cool. i looked up to my cousin a lot for obvious reasons, so immediately kesha became my hero.”
The singer-songwriter then opened up about how much the hitmaker means to her. “having a woman in music to admire who was so daring and exciting made me feel like I could say what the f— I wanted to say when I wanted to say it,” she wrote. “that meant everything to a 9 year old girl living in the south who would eventually be told countless times that she was too loud, too harsh, a hoe and not lady like. she changed the game for me.”
Rapp concluded, “kesha I love you and last night was the greatest night of my life. I will never get over seeing you for the first time off stage right listening to tummy hurts. you are everything to me. what a f—ing honor.”
Kesha will play N.Y.C.’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday and Saturday nights.
Reneé Rapp and Lola Tung at her Kings Theatre show on Oct. 31.Astrida Valigorsky/Getty
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty
Kesha wasn’t the only surprise guest Rapp brought out during her string of dates in NYC on her Snow Hard Feelings Tour in support of her debut albumSnow Angel, which dropped in August.
During her Monday nightconcert at Terminal 5, the formerSex Lives of College Girlsactress brought out singer-songwriterLizzy McAlpineand the two celebrated the20th anniversary of the Broadway hit musicalWickedwith a duet of “For Good.”
On Tuesday, to celebrate Halloween, the singer/actress dressed up asJustin Bieberat her Kings Theatre show and covered “One Less Lonely Girl” — bringingThe Summer I Turned PrettystarLola Tungupon stage for a serenade.
The upcoming star of theMean Girlsmovie-musicalwill wrap up the North American leg of her tour after one final N.Y.C. performance on Friday. In early 2024, she’ll take her show to the U.K. and Europe.
source: people.com
