Ke$ha unleashes wild ‘Die Young’ video

Ke$ha is calling her upcoming album “Warrior,� so we can’t be surprised to find the pop star busting up chairs and kicking down doors in the music video for the disc’s lead single, “Die Young.�

But that hardly means that the clip, posted to YouTube on Thursday, fails to raise eyebrows. A fast-moving pastiche of occult imagery, Nat Geo-style wolf footage and lots (and lots!) of black leather, it presents a darker, sexier version of Ke$ha than we saw back in the party-starting “TiK ToK� days. And that’s all before the sequence in which she writhes around Britney-style in a barely there animal pelt. (Watch the video below.)

Ke$ha co-wrote “Die Young,� which is at No. 6 on the Hot 100, with fun. frontman Nate Ruess and the song’s three co-producers: Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Cirkut. Due out Dec. 4, “Warrior� is set to include further contributions by will.iam, Max Martin, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys and Iggy Pop.

Yep, Iggy Pop.

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