Remembered as the glitter-covered party girl of the late 2000s, Kesha Rose Sebert was actually a near-perfect SAT scorer who turned down a Barnard scholarship to chase music. We explore how her seemingly vapid persona was a Trojan horse hiding a calculated, hyper-intelligent songwriter.

From uncredited work on Flo Rida's Right Round and the record-breaking Animal era to a grueling decade-long legal battle and her creative rebirth on Rainbow, this is a survival story about reclaiming your own voice from a corporate machine.

• Her Nashville roots as the daughter of a songwriter for Dolly Parton
• Max Martin convincing her to drop out of high school for music
• The subversive lyrics behind hits like Blah Blah Blah and Dinosaur
• The lawsuit, contractual trap, and the cathartic album Rainbow
• Her independent Ke ...