![]() I think, from an ethical framework, we as a society have to decide at what point we divorce an artistic output from a creator. “We are now dealing with a different class of decision-making. “I think it became far less problematic with the decision that went down ,” George Howard, a professor of music business and management at Berklee College of Music, told NBC News. Because he’s been found guilty (of crimes we can all agree are reprehensible), the issue becomes more cut and dry - it seems obvious that he should no longer be allowed to profit from his nearly five million monthly listeners on Spotify. The difference here, however, is that unlike Jackson and others (save for Manson, obviously), Kelly has actually been convicted of the crimes he was accused of. (Should we pull the Beatles’ music from streaming services because John Lennon was an admitted domestic abuser?) Hell, even Charles Manson’s music is still streaming on Spotify. Michael Jackson’s music is still streaming despite the fact that he was accused of sexually abusing children, and there are countless other unsavory characters whose music remains massively popular to this day. The debate over separating the art from the artist (and whether that’s ever truly possible) is one that’s been ongoing for decades now, and most streaming services still seem to fall squarely in the “let people make their own decisions about this” camp. Kelly songs from its official playlists, saying that the company wanted its “editorial decisions - what we choose to program - to reflect our values.” But his music remains on the platform for anyone who still wants to stream hits like “Ignition (Remix)”, “Bump N’ Grind” or “I Believe I Can Fly” in spite of the fact that the man who recorded them is now a convicted sex criminal. Kelly’s conviction has sparked debate over whether his songs should be removed from streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. But what will happen to his music while he’s locked up? His sentencing is scheduled for May, and he’s likely facing decades in prison. Kelly was found guilty on nine counts - eight of sex trafficking, and one racketeering charge with 14 underlying acts that included sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping and bribery. #R kelly songs trialKelly’s sex trafficking and racketeering case in Brooklyn is scheduled to go to trial in early April.Earlier this week, R. This was Kelly’s first post in exactly a year, as he shared concert footage to Instagram on his 53rd birthday. Kelly captioned the clip, “Thank you God, for My Life! □ □” The chorus simply reads, “Can I get a witness for all of this, When people all up in your business, tell em shut up, tell em shut up, tell em shut up! I’m talking to you!” Lyrics the songwriter posted include, “After 22 years of a blessed career/ Had me lying in my hospital bed crying mad tears/ But just as I have many people hatin me, Had so many people loving me/ And let’s not forget the hood around the world covering me/ And to everybody that be calling me, Telling what they’ve been sayin about me/ Bringin me all of this negative s–t, ya’ll the ones I ain’t f–king with.” 8, to share a track written to address those who have confronted the artist about his alleged abuse of young women.Īttached to a photo of the crooner holding several championship belts, Kelly, born Robert Kelly, uploaded one verse from his 2011 song, “Shut Up,” to Instagram Friday, speaking of a “tsunami of rumors” ruining his career. Prison walls, however, were not enough to stop the Chicago-based artist from taking to social media on his 54th birthday, Jan. Kelly is currently behind bars awaiting trial on sex crime charges related to six women and girls. Jailed R.Kelly offers Tyrese condolences after mother’s death ![]()
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