Persistent and disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct involving children appear to be doing nothing to stop the diehard fans of Michael Jackson and R. Kelly from downloading their music. Last ...

In June 2022, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. As of January 2025, he is incarcerated at a federal prison in North Carolina.

Will a criminal conviction do to R. Kelly's music what years of ugly allegations couldn't? It's unlikely that Monday's moment of justice — when a federal jury in New York found the 54-year-old R&B ...

NEW YORK — Spotify has removed R. Kelly’s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. A spokesperson said Thursday that Kelly’s music is no longer available on ...

Following the Jan. 3-5 airing of Lifetime's six-part docuseries 'Surviving R. Kelly,' on-demand streams of R. Kelly's music soared. By Xander Zellner, Billboard Following the Jan. 3-5 airing of ...

Ne-Yo is facing criticism for saying he can "separate the art from the artist" as he still listens to music made by R. Kelly. Robert Sylvester Kelly, whose hits include "I Believe I Can Fly" and ...

A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly is fighting a bid to force him to testify at the R&B singer's federal trial on child pornography ...

Sony Music has decided to dissolve its working relationship with R. Kelly, Variety has learned. No external announcement of the move is planned in the immediate future, says a source, who added that ...

The R&B superstar may have experienced a “social death,” with his music largely disappearing in public. But streaming data tells a more complicated story. By Joe Coscarelli and Ben Sisario As a ...