Kesha Slays Bob Dylan's 'It Ain't Me Babe' at 2016 Billboard Music Awards

"Kesha’s performance on the Billboard Music Awards was always approved, in good faith. Approval was only suspended when Kemosabe learned Kesha was to use the performance as a platform to discuss the litigation,” a statement from Dr. Luke's record label released on Thursday reads. “Now that Kemosabe has obtained assurances, that it is relying upon, from Kesha, her representatives and Dick Clark Productions that neither Kesha nor her supporters will use the performance as such a platform, the approval has been restored."

Owing to her standoff with Luke, the singer has become a sort of poster child for artists bound by contracts that give the label an unusual degree of control.

That complicated situation formed the backdrop for Sunday night's performance, but Kesha, clad in what appeared to be a Nudie suit, played it straight. Accompanied by Ben Folds and a violist, she delivering the song in a slow and stately manner, carefully enunciating the song's kiss-off lyrics, showing off her vocal chops without overdoing it. The slow tempo allowed her to play gently and unostentatiously with the song's melody and phrasing, putting a lift here, a pause there. She smiled gently at the end, raising her hands together in thanks for the standing ovation that followed.

No statements, no histrionics -- she let the music do the talking.