Kesha’s first tour since legal battle

Kesha has made her official return to music, after withdrawing from the scene while engaged in a highly publicised legal battle.

The singer took to Instagram to announce Kesha and the Creepies: The F*ck the World Tour, which will kick off in Las Vegas on 23 July; in a video of her, alongside her horse, asking her fans to “come hang with us this summer”.

“This project and upcoming tour comes from my deep eternal love of dirty rock & roll and country music,” she wrote on a second post revealing the tour’s artwork. “I thrive from making and performing music, and much like a flower with no sun, my soul slowly dies when I don’t get to create and perform. So, for a short ride and in mostly small intimate venues, I will be performing a new creepy creation.”

“Until I can release my own music I will be reinventing some of my old songs and some of my favorite songs from my musical idols. I’ve hand picked songs from artists that have helped shape who I am and the music I make today.”

The singer has been locked in a legal battle with Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, and his record company Kemosabe records, which are part owned by Sony. In February, a court ruling denied Kesha an injunction in her contract

Zika virus fears blight Rio’s Olympic with Gottwald and Kemosabe records. Legal proceedings date back to 2014 where it was alleged the singer is

dreams as tourism figures plummet in breach of contract having not recorded music with the label since 2013. She has also filed a lawsuit accusing Gottwald of sexual assault and emotional abuse. in the country. The specialist birth defects if contracted by THE INDEPENDENT travel agent, Journey Latin pregnant women. America, is offering an 11-day To reassure international holiday to Brazil taking in visitors about the danger Salvador and Bahia for £2,194 from Zika, the Brazilian including transfers, hotels government has announced: and international flights with “The chance of contracting a Air Europa from Gatwick as Zika infection during the well as domestic flights. Olympics is the same as win

Jenny Powles, the companing the lottery. ny’s head of marketing, said: “At Games time there will be “While the attention will be a very small probability (less on the Olympic events in Rio, than 0.00001) of catching a it’s a great idea to take advanZika infection.” tage of other areas of Brazil But demand for tickets which we expect to be much has been much weaker than quieter than usual.” expected. For the premier

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A key difference in Rio is semi-finals. that tens of thousands of With seats for many lesser event tickets remain unsold, events on sale at £9, and even due to a combination of ecoplaces for the opening cerenomic turmoil in Brazil and mony available, the Olympics fears about the spread of Zika are likely to prove a disaster virus — which can cause for ticket touts. THE INDEPENDENT Pr i n t e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d by P r essReader P r e s s R e a d e r . c o m + 1 6 0 4 2 7 8 4 6 0 4 • ORIGINAL COPY • ORIGINAL COPY • ORIGINAL COPY • ORIGINAL COPY • ORIGINAL COPY • ORIGINAL COPY • COPYR I G H T A N D P R OT E C T E D B Y A P P L I C A B L E L AW Four weeks before the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio, air fares and hotel rates during the Games have plummeted — making the Brazilian city an ideal escape for cash-strapped British holidaymakers. As a bonus, tens of thousands of tickets for events are still unsold, with prices as low as £9.

Research by The Independent shows that air fares to Rio below £1,000 are widely available from Heathrow and other UK airports before and during the 2016 Olympics, which run from 5 to 21 August.

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If travellers avoid peak dates, lower prices are available: from London via Spain costs under £ 900 return, while flying from Birmingham via Frankfurt costs around £950.

As with London 2012, hoteliers’ expectations about filling beds at high rates are proving over optimistic. While many top-end hotels are full, mid-range properties have plenty of rooms at reasonable prices. The Ibis Rio Porto Atlantico, which opens this month for the Games, has rooms available almost every night of the Olympics, with rates below TThe WaltWallt Disisneisneyne fififilmfififififilfififififififififififilfifififififilfifilfifififilfififilfil AlicAliceic iin WondWondernderlaerllandd rreleasleasedased.ed TheTh NatiNationtionalonaal Aereroneronauonaauticstics andnd Spappace AdmiAdminiminnistrastratirationtioon (NNASA)SA aututhouthorihorrisedse theth Conongronggreesss. TThe pphraserase "IIn Gododod TrusTrust"ustt" aadopteoptted aas thehe nnattioonal motootto.to £100 per night for two people.

Double rooms at the central and characterful Hotel Vitoria Minas are being sold through booking.com for £77 per night, including breakfast. Many hostels have beds available around the £20 mark.

Distortions of the travel market to Brazil caused by the Olympics mean that bargains are available elsewhere