Category archives: R. Kelly

TUE. BRIEF: Spotify Inks T-Series • CAA Music Turns 35 • More R. Kelly Defections • More

TUESDAY 1.5.19
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Protests Target RCA, Sony: ‘Drop Sexual Predator R Kelly’ – SIGN #MuteRKelly PETITION

"RCA/Sony: Drop Sexual Predator R Kelly" read the banner flying over the Los Angeles offices of RCA and Sony on Friday. It’s the latest escalation in a growing protest movement to force record label RCA and corporate parent Sony to cut ties with Kelly, after repeated reports of predatory behavior…

MON. BRIEF: Super Bowl Confirms 3 Headliners • R Kelly Protest Targets RCA • AU Targets Stream Rippers • More

MONDAY 1.14.19
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Lady Gaga Pulls R. Kelly Collaboration From Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and More

Lady Gaga is pulling her 2013 collaboration with R. Kelly “Do What U Want” from iTunes and all streaming services, as fallout from sexual assault allegations brought to forefront by a new Lifetime docu-series "Surviving R. Kelly." “I stand behind these women 1000%, believe them, know they are suffering and…

THU. BRIEF: More R. Kelly Fallout • Dueling Woodstocks • Zeppelin Turns 50 • More

1.9.19
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R. Kelly Streams Jump After Damning Documentary Airs

R. Kelly streams increased significantly after the airing of a Lifetime docu-series that included interviews with victims and former friends Johnny Legend and Wendy Williams chronicling his alleged history of sexual abuse, including of underage girls. A rep for Spotify told The Blast that the “Ignition” singer’s streams were up…

R. Kelly Threatens to Sue Lifetime over Damning Documentary

Somewhere out there, someone doesn’t want Lifetime to air the damning Surviving R. Kelly documentary.  I wonder who. Tonight, the Lifetime network will continue airing the three-part special, Surviving R. Kelly.  This comes amidst legal threats from th…

R. Kelly Threatens to Sue Lifetime over Damning Documentary

Somewhere out there, someone doesn’t want Lifetime to air the damning Surviving R. Kelly documentary.  I wonder who. Tonight, the Lifetime network will continue airing the three-part special, Surviving R. Kelly.  This comes amidst legal threats from th…