'It's the most vulnerable I have ever been': Kesha writes heartfelt message to fans as she reflects on roller coaster year
Kesha opened up to her fans in an emotional message posted to Instagram Thursday.
The 29-year-old singer penned her thoughts along with a stripped-down black and white photo where she is seen shielding half her face with a sweater.
The Tik Tok songstress, who has been recovering from multiple personal and professional blows, appeared to be wearing very little makeup.
![Kesha opened up to her fans Thursday in a heartfelt message posted to Instagram along with a stripped-down black and white photo](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/22/23/3B96495300000578-0-image-a-20_1482450625939.jpg)
Kesha opened up to her fans Thursday in a heartfelt message posted to Instagram along with a stripped-down black and white photo
She looks pretty with her hair up in a messy bun and a tiny bit of black eyeliner around her eyes.
A tattoo is visible in the palm of her hand as she lifts the sweater to conceal her nose and lips.
In the note, she references her lawsuit with Dr. Luke, which has prevented her from releasing new music.
'Just got back a mix of me and someone singing a duet crying happy tears never in my life imagined this dream could ever actually come true,' the singer wrote about a recent recording session.
!['It's the most vulnerable and honest I have ever been to myself and it's literally documenting me growing up,' Kesha said of the new music she has been recording](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/23/02/3B96494F00000578-4060390-_It_s_the_most_vulnerable_and_honest_I_have_ever_been_to_myself_-a-5_1482461082782.jpg)
'It's the most vulnerable and honest I have ever been to myself and it's literally documenting me growing up,' Kesha said of the new music she has been recording
Just three days ago, the singer posted another black and white photo to Instagram teasing her secret recording session with a famous producer.
'Off to the studio with a friend and crossing my fingers he wins the Grammy for producer of the year this year!!!!,' she captioned the photo.
The songstress is stuck in her contract with Sony music and unable to release any music, but the singer says she remains hopeful for 2017.
![Collaboration: Just three days ago, the singer posted another black and white photo to Instagram teasing her secret recording session with a famous producer](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/23/02/3B96494B00000578-4060390-Collaboration_Just_three_days_ago_the_singer_posted_another_blac-a-6_1482461082805.jpg)
Collaboration: Just three days ago, the singer posted another black and white photo to Instagram teasing her secret recording session with a famous producer
'Please pray one day y'all can hear this music. it's the most vulnerable and honest I have ever been to myself and it's literally documenting me growing up. I cannot wait and will forever fight for u to hear it.'
She continued: 'Merry everything and happy every day and thank you for not abandoning me while I fight the good fight. I just want to make art. and let you hear it. that's all I want for Christmas.
She finished off her note with a message of hope for her future music: 'My New Years resolution is to finish my record and give it to you. Thank you animals. love y'all.'
![The Tik Tok singer, 29, filed a sexual assault civil suit against super producer Dr. Luke in Los Angeles last October alleging he had drugged her and raped her shortly after her 18th birthday (seen here at the Billboard Women in Music awards earlier this month)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/23/02/3B8BB7BA00000578-4060390-The_Tik_Tok_singer_29_filed_a_sexual_assault_civil_suit_against_-a-7_1482461082875.jpg)
The Tik Tok singer, 29, filed a sexual assault civil suit against super producer Dr. Luke in Los Angeles last October alleging he had drugged her and raped her shortly after her 18th birthday (seen here at the Billboard Women in Music awards earlier this month)
The Tik Tok singer, 29, filed a sexual assault civil suit against the super producer in Los Angeles last October alleging he had drugged her with a 'sober pill' and raped her shortly after her 18th birthday in California and threatened to take away her publishing rights.
She then filed a preliminary injunction request that same month claiming her career had been on a hiatus and will be 'effectively over' if she is not allowed to resume recording with another producer and label.
Dr. Luke, who has denied Kesha's claims and not been charged with any crime, countered with a breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against his former protege and her mother, though that legal challenge was recently dismissed in a small victory for the singer.
![Inspirational: Kesha thanks her fans at the Billboard Women in Music 2016 in December where she won the Trailblazer award](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/23/02/3B8BB7D200000578-4060390-Inspirational_Kesha_thanks_her_fans_at_the_Billboard_Women_in_Mu-a-8_1482461082894.jpg)
Inspirational: Kesha thanks her fans at the Billboard Women in Music 2016 in December where she won the Trailblazer award
In a 2011 deposition, that Dr. Luke previously got a judge to unseal, the singer testified the man behind Miley Cyrus' hit Wrecking Ball and Katy Perry's Roar, never 'roofied' her or coerced her into sex.
He says the singer made up that story in an attempt to ruin his reputation to try to weasel out of her recording contract.
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