Kesha cancels Chicago concert amid legal battle with Dr. Luke.... as her NY fans plan rally at Sony headquarters
Kesha has canceled her Colossus concert scheduled this Saturday at Loyola University Chicago for 'personal reasons.'
'Kesha has expressed her disappointment in having to cancel,' the college's Department of Programming wrote on Facebook Wednesday.
'But she feels that this is the best decision for her at this time.'
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!['She feels that this is the best decision': Kesha has canceled her Colossus concert scheduled this Saturday at Loyola University Chicago for 'personal reasons' (pictured February 6)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/16/318E3B7600000578-3464093-_pictured_February_6_-a-10_1456418732494.jpg)
'She feels that this is the best decision': Kesha has canceled her Colossus concert scheduled this Saturday at Loyola University Chicago for 'personal reasons' (pictured February 6)
It would have been the 28-year-old pop singer's first gig since her big legal loss last Friday against Sony and producer Dr. Luke.
Kesha's loyal Manhattan fans are organising a rally outside Sony Music headquarters this Friday to protest Judge Shirley Kornreich's decision not to release her from her contract.
'The #FreeKesha movement has shaken the pop culture community,' wrote Care2 online organising strategist Lacey Kohlmoos in a statement - according to Billboard.
'Whether or not Kesha's music affected someone personally, this case represents the unfair treatment of sexual assault survivors around the globe. It is important for Sony to see the uproar they have caused, so protesters are bringing it right to their front door.'
![The college's Department of Programming wrote on Facebook Wednesday: 'Kesha has expressed her disappointment in having to cancel'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/16/318DFB6000000578-3464093-image-a-3_1456418246417.jpg)
The college's Department of Programming wrote on Facebook Wednesday: 'Kesha has expressed her disappointment in having to cancel'
![The show mustn't go on? It would have been the 28-year-old pop singer's first gig since her big legal loss last Friday against Sony and producer Dr. Luke (pictured February 6)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/16/3176B06900000578-3461197-Fight_The_Tik_Tok_singer_gave_a_rare_performance_in_Los_Angeles_-a-1_1456416956060.jpg)
The show mustn't go on? It would have been the 28-year-old pop singer's first gig since her big legal loss last Friday against Sony and producer Dr. Luke (pictured February 6)
!['#FreeKesha': Kesha's loyal Manhattan fans are organising a rally outside Sony Music headquarters this Friday to protest Judge Shirley Kornreich's decision not to release her from her contract](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/16/318E195400000578-3464093-image-a-7_1456418507895.jpg)
'#FreeKesha': Kesha's loyal Manhattan fans are organising a rally outside Sony Music headquarters this Friday to protest Judge Shirley Kornreich's decision not to release her from her contract
![Care2 online organising strategist Lacey Kohlmoos wrote in a statement: 'It is important for Sony to see the uproar they have caused, so protesters are bringing it right to their front door' (pictured Friday)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/16/315F3FCB00000578-3464093-image-a-8_1456418529571.jpg)
Care2 online organising strategist Lacey Kohlmoos wrote in a statement: 'It is important for Sony to see the uproar they have caused, so protesters are bringing it right to their front door' (pictured Friday)
In addition, 196K of her fans - nicknamed 'Animals' - have signed an online Care 2 Petition demanding Sony Music head Doug Morris to 'free' her.
The Timber crooner also has numerous celebrity supporters, including Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Lorde, Fiona Apple, Kelly Clarkson, Jack Antonoff, Zedd, and Sony's biggest earner Adele.
The heavily-tattooed millennial must contractually make three more albums with the 42-year-old Grammy winner - born Lukasz Gottwald - whose alleged sexual assault, harassment, and emotional abuse led to her two-month stint at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center in 2014.
!['I'd also like to take this moment to publicly support Kesha': The Timber crooner also has numerous celebrity supporters, including Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and Sony's biggest earner Adele (pictured Wednesday)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/16/3187388A00000578-3464093-image-m-12_1456419246820.jpg)
'I'd also like to take this moment to publicly support Kesha': The Timber crooner also has numerous celebrity supporters, including Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and Sony's biggest earner Adele (pictured Wednesday)
Free Kesha pic.twitter.com/8BjZXq98Qf
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 24, 2016
standing with @KeshaRose through this traumatic, deeply unfair time. send good vibes her way everyone
— Lorde (@lorde) February 19, 2016
Trying 2 not say anything since I can't say anything nice about a person... so this is me not talking about Dr. Luke https://t.co/lLhtUHbmgG
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) February 19, 2016
'All I ever wanted was to be able to make music without being afraid, scared, or abused,' Kesha - last name Sebert - wrote to her combined 36.3M followers on Wednesday.
'This case has never been about a renegotiation of my record contract - it was never about getting a bigger, or a better deal. This is about being free from my abuser. I would be willing to work with Sony if they do the right thing and break all ties that bind me to my abuser.'
Meanwhile, the four-time Grammy-nominated producer denied all of the Blow belter's allegations via his Twitter page Monday.
![Locked in legal battle: It's officially been a week since Judge Shirley Kornreich's decision not to release the Blow belter from her contract with Sony and 'abusive' producer Dr. Luke (pictured in 2011)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/09/21/297BA49500000578-3117354-image-m-37_1433882650112.jpg)
Nightmare: The heavily-tattooed millennial must contractually make three more albums with Dr. Luke - whose alleged sexual assault and emotional abuse led to her two-month stint at Timberline Knolls (pictured in 2011)
![Kesha - last name Sebert - thanked her combined 36.3M followers on Wednesday: 'All I ever wanted was to be able to make music without being afraid, scared, or abused. This case has never been about a renegotiation'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/17/317F11C000000578-3464093-Feeling_grateful_Kesha_posted_a_selfie_on_Instagram_on_Tuesday_w-a-14_1456420613263.jpg)
Kesha - last name Sebert - thanked her combined 36.3M followers on Wednesday: 'All I ever wanted was to be able to make music without being afraid, scared, or abused. This case has never been about a renegotiation'
'I didn’t rape Kesha and I have never had sex with her,' Dr. Luke - who's countersuing - tweeted.
'Kesha has denied under oath the horrible allegations now being made against me.'
He's right. TMZ shared a taped 2011 deposition of the glitter-loving wild child denying he ever raped or drugged her when they were being sued by her ex-manager David Sonenberg of DAS Communications for millions.
![Stuck: She must contractually make three more albums with the 42-year-old Grammy winner whose alleged sexual assault, harassment, and emotional abuse led to her two-month stint at Timberline (pictured in 2014)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/12/21/301A26D500000578-3396295-Kesha_alleged_that_the_42_year_old_Grammy_winner_s_sexual_assaul-a-39_1452634070196.jpg)
'I didn’t rape Kesha!' Meanwhile, the four-time Grammy-nominated producer - born Lukasz Gottwald - denied all of the Blow belter's allegations via his Twitter page Monday (pictured in 2014)
!['Kesha has denied under oath the horrible allegations': Meanwhile, the four-time Grammy-nominated producer denied all of her allegations via his Twitter page Monday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/25/17/318E795E00000578-3464093-image-a-24_1456421398830.jpg)
'Kesha has denied under oath the horrible allegations': TMZ shared a taped 2011 deposition of the glitter-loving wild child denying he ever raped or drugged her
The LA-born blonde now claims she did so under the threat of Dr. Luke 'destroying her family.'
Kesha - who occasionally fronts Yeast Infection and The Hollywood Vampires - has until March 21 to 'turn in her demands for discovery of evidence.'
The Jem and the Holograms actress might fall back on acting, and she'll next appear in the R-rated comedy formerly known as Bad Moms.
The moms gone wild-style flick - hitting US theaters on August 19 - stars Mila Kunis, Christina Applegate, and Jada Pinkett Smith.
![The next legal step: Kesha - who occasionally fronts Yeast Infection and The Hollywood Vampires - has until March 21 to 'turn in her demands for discovery of evidence'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/20/01/315FCFDA00000578-3455545-image-a-19_1455931356317.jpg)
The next legal step: Kesha - who occasionally fronts Yeast Infection and The Hollywood Vampires - has until March 21 to 'turn in her demands for discovery of evidence'
![On the New Orleans set: The Jem and the Holograms actress might fall back on acting, and she'll next appear in the R-rated comedy formerly known as Bad Moms hitting US theaters August 19 (pictured January 12)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/12/20/30181BE000000578-0-image-a-4_1452629808093.jpg)
On the New Orleans set: The Jem and the Holograms actress might fall back on acting, and she'll next appear in the R-rated comedy formerly known as Bad Moms hitting US theaters August 19 (pictured January 12)
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