Music / NewsAdele publicly voices her support for KeshaThe singer uses her Brit award acceptance speech to comment on the ongoing court caseShareLink copied ✔️February 25, 2016MusicNewsTextIone Gamble Celebrating her first of what would eventually be four Brit award wins, Adele took the opportunity to address the ongoing court case between Kesha and Dr. Luke, in which Kesha is trying to free herself from being tied in a contract with her alleged abuser. Speaking during her first acceptance speech of the evening, Adele says, "I'd like to take a quick second to thank my management and my record label for embracing the fact that I'm a woman and being encouraged by it.” Continuing, “I'd also like to take this moment to publicly support Kesha." Adele is the latest in a string of musicians and celebrities using their platform to speak out against the recent court decision to disallow the singer an injunction against her producer, with Taylor Swift donating $250,000 to help aid Kesha’s current situation. Previously only commenting on the case via a brief post on her Instagram account, Kesha took to Facebook at roughly the same time Adele stood on stage to reflect on the current situation of her case. Thanking those who have spoken out in solidarity, Kesha says, “other entertainers who knowingly put their own careers at stake by supporting me, I will be forever grateful. All I ever wanted was to be able to make music without being afraid, scared, or abused.” Continuing, “this case has never been about a renegotiation of my record contract – it was never about getting a bigger, or a better deal. This is about being free from my abuser.” She then went on to encourage anyone suffering at the hands of abuse to speak out and be unafraid of doing so, despite Kesha acknowledging herself that: “I don’t think that my case is giving people who have been abused confidence that they can speak out, and that’s a problem.” Read Kesha's full statement here Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?