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July 28 (UPI) -- Kesha has released a new music video for her latest single "Learn to Let Go" from her upcoming album Rainbow. The clip, released Thursday, features the pop star reminiscing on her past and recreating scenes taken from home movies filmed during her childhood.
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The lyrics express a message about not letting the past define who we are as Kesha moves on from her highly publicized legal battle with her producer Dr. Luke, real name Lukasz Gottwald. Kesha had attempted to get free from her contract under Dr. Luke after she said he raped and abused her.
"'Learn to Let Go' is more than a song title... it's become one of my mantras over the last few years," Kesha writes about the track in an essay for the Huffington Post.
"As much as our past creates who we are, we can't let it define us or hold us back. And especially if you've been through something hard, and we all have, you can't hold on to resentment because it's like a poison. You have to learn to let go of those bad feelings and move forward," she continued
"We all have bias based on whatever our own story and life experience has been, but really the only way to truly evolve is to let the past be the past and move forward with an open heart. If you let your demons haunt you, they will haunt you forever. Learn from your mistakes but don't dwell on them, and if you feel like someone has wronged you, let that be their problem -- not yours."
Kesha's court battle against Dr. Luke reached an apex in March when New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich rejected the 30-year-olds amended lawsuit against the producer. The ruling was similar to one made in April 2016 in which the pop star's claims were dismissed.
"Learn to Let Go" comes following the release of single "Praying" that also hinted at Kesha's history with Dr. Luke.
Rainbow is set arrive Aug. 11. Featured guests will include Eagles of Death Metal and Dolly Parton, who will guest on a cover on her own song "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You."
