Morgan Wade released her new album, Obsessed, on August 16. But the songs didn’t start out as something meant for a record. “As long as I can remember it was me writing songs for myself and that is what this was,” Wade disclosed. “I didn’t know what I was doing with these songs. I just know I was writing, and I was bringing songs from the past back to life.” One of those songs is a powerful collaboration with Kesha on “Walked on Water,” which Wade says is about “a killing of the ego.”

Wade had been a fan of Kesha’s since she was 15, and has tried to work with her for years. Finally, they were introduced in Los Angeles through a mutual friend, and Wade said the collaboration came naturally. “We just met and sat on the beach,” she said. “Then we went to the studio that night. She sang the second verse of ‘Walk on Water’ and I was like, ‘I cannot believe this is actually happening.’ She is just such a powerhouse. The fact that she would come sing on something of mine in this new time for her, I was super honored.” (People)