Ke$ha’s new album, “Warrior,” released on Dec. 4, and reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200, boosting her to a more respectable position in the pop music world.

But a lot of people like to talk badly about Ke$ha. They say she is trashy because her songs tend to lean toward the party side of life. To be honest, I can completely understand their point of view.

But I don’t care how she acts. Her music is amazing.

Despite what people seem to be saying about Ke$ha, it can’t be denied that her music just has that catchy beat. I can’t help but tap my feet to her fast paced, “talky-rap” style.

I’ve  always  enjoyed Ke$ha’s music, and for the most part, “Warrior” is no different. In her previous album, “Animal,” she definitely had more party songs.

“Warrior” goes deeper in its themes than Ke$ha has gone before, so it’s definitely a new feel even though there’s a lot of the old types of songs on the new album, too.

She modified her style a bit for “Warrior,” so it’s a little bit slower and has themes of love and identity along with her typical lyrics about partying, displayed in the songs “Wonderland,” “Wherever You Are,” “Last Goodbye” and “Love Into the Light.”

Ke$ha talks more about love in, “Last Goodbye,” where she sings, “I never thought that I would ever leave your side… Promise me you won’t cry, this is our last goodbye.” In the song she sings about saying goodbye to that one love she thought she’d never have to say goodbye to.

Contrary to that, “Wherever You Are” symbolizes never letting go of love.  In it she sings, “Wherever you are, you are forever on my mind… Know that our love will never die.”

The slow songs still have that Ke$ha feel, though, so don’t expect to hear a complete change in her music style.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Ke$ha without some of her typical party songs, such as “Crazy Kids,” “Dirty Love,” “Only Wanna Dance With You” and “Die Young.”  They all have her signature party themes and her traditional fast-paced music, so original Ke$ha fans needn’t be worried.

I really like these particular songs because they just scream Ke$ha.

In “Die Young,” she sings, “Looking for some trouble tonight, take my hand I’ll show you the wild side like it’s the last night of our lives, we’ll keep dancing till we die.”

She hasn’t gone over a complete overhaul of ethics, and she obviously still likes to party.

Of all the songs on “Warrior,” my favorites are “Die Young,” “Thinking of You,” “C’mon,” and the title song, “Warrior.”

Although all different in style, they invariably make listeners hum to the beat as they tap their hand against their leg.

I sat there in my room, shaking my head to the beat every time these songs came on the iPod.

But I wish the album had a faster pace because at points I was wondering when the current song was going to be over. Many times I began to get a little bored.

I didn’t like “Supernatural,” “Wonderland,” or “Love Into the Light.” These songs aren’t bad, but they just didn’t hit it off like her other songs.  Her singing sounded a little forced.

Overall, the album is really good, with a few songs that I didn’t like as much as the others. I liked “Warrior” about as much as her previous album, “Animal.”

Ke$ha’s style seems to be changing, becoming slower and more deep, and I’m excited to see where she’s headed.

Although I may be going against what most people think, I really do like Ke$ha’s music.

I give “Warrior” 3 out of 4 guitars. It was good, but there’s still is some room for improvement.