Kesha surprised fans on Sunday afternoon with a guest appearance at Reneé Rapp's Coachella show, taking the stage with a bold lyric change towards Sean “Diddy” Comb.
As the music of the singer’s 2010 smash hit, “Tik Tok,” filled the air, Kesha declared in the opening lyrics: “Woke up in the morning like fucking P. Diddy,” while throwing his middle finger in the air at Rapp.
Original lyrics “Waking up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy,” was originally changed in November 2023, one day after singer Cassie settlement of lawsuit against Combs alleging physical and sexual abuse. At that time, Kesha changed the lyrics to: “Waking up in the morning feels like me.”
Since then, Combs has faced increased legal scrutiny. Most recently, two of his houses were damaged raided by authoritiesbelieved to be involved in a federal sex trafficking investigation.
Now, it seems Kesha is taking her lyric change to the next level — instead of completely removing his name, she's criticizing, even posting on X to highlight his actions. your actions in all capital letters.
Combs has denied any wrongdoing.
Kesha is familiar with allegations of abuse in the music industry. She sued producer Dr. Luke in 2014 in Los Angeles and New York, alleging that he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2005.
Dr. Luke—whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald—denied the allegations and filed a lawsuit accusing Kesha of defamation. Her case was dismissed in 2016 because of statute of limitations issues, while his was dismissed. settled out of court in 2023.
