Good news, animals. Kesha is about to drop a new song.

A surprise from Kesha.
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Sasha Lekach
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Good news, animals. Kesha is about to drop a new song.
Kesha has new material on the way. Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for David Lynch Foundation

Kesha hasn't released new music in a long time--she's been stuck in a protracted legal battle with her former producer whom she accused of sexual abuse. But on Wednesday she gave her fans a surprise: she's releasing a song this week.

In a video posted to her social media accounts, the singer announced a new song, "Praying," coming out Thursday.

She vaguely touched on the lawsuit that has kept her from releasing new music since her 2012 Warrior album, telling her fans this has been "hands down the hardest time of my entire life."

But she seemed optimistic about what's coming next. "I couldn't have done this without you. I f*cking love you," she told her beloved fans, or "animals."

Earlier this week, she hinted at new material on her Instagram with this tile design.

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At least it's almost Thursday, animals!

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Sasha Lekach

Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.

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