Ke$ha may have looked very put together at Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards, but before the event, she shared a very Ke$ha photo.

While sitting in the makeup chair, the singer posed topless.

The Instagram-safe picture features her covering her breasts with her long rainbow-colored hair.

She said, "just doesn't feel right NOT posting a partially nude pre vma look. #rainbownakedboob."

In the picture, she is surrounded by three people, but she takes the picture herself. Her bright blue nails are also on display. The makeup products, especially the Naked Palette, are at the forefront of the picture.

When Ke$ha covered up for the show, she really covered up.

She wore a sparkly Johanna Johnson dress, which she teamed with Marcia Moran earrings. The dress was floor length and thought it only showed off a little bit of cleavage.

Ke$ha was nominated for Best Collaboration with Pitbull for "Timber."

Before the awards, she tweeted about going on the red carpet.

Earlier this year, the singer was released from rehab. She has opened up about her struggles with her body, where she also explained how seriously she took her career.

"Sure, I've written songs about partying, but my dirty little secret is that I'm actually incredibly responsible," she wrote in an op-ed piece. "I take my music and career very seriously, and certainly didn't land in this situation from partying. But I was cut off from the outside world and I imagined people making up stories at a time when what I really needed was support."

Kesha had also convinced herself that "being sick, being skinny, was part" of her job.

She was at a Chicago rehab center for two months. She had to wait until she felt confident enough to face the paparazzi.