R Kelly thanks fans for'fighting for him before'sexually charged performance
The women's rights organization UltraViolet penned a letter to Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek applauding the company for taking steps to scrub abusers from its platform, following last week's announcement that R. Kelly, XXXTentacion, Tay-K, and others would be removed from official playlists. Like Spotify, Apple Music still carries an extensive selection of Kelly's songs in its library.
Kelly said he was approached backstage to tone down his songs and language because there were families in attendance.
"Let me ask y'all something", he said to the crowd. "Can I do my show tonight?" At one point, he rubbed a fan's cell phone between his legs.
R Kelly thanked fans for their support as he took to the stage with a "sexually charged performance" amid outrage over the fact he was able to perform despite sexual misconduct allegations.
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"Everybody has some skeletons in the closet". Now, a New York-based women's advocacy group called Ultraviolet, founded by Nita Chaudhary and Shaunna Thomas, have urged Spotify to follow the same policy with respect to artistes accused of misconduct.
Kelly, 51, one of the most successful R&B singers of the past 20 years, has been the object of an online #MuteRKelly boycott campaign that gained momentum last week when it was adopted by the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment.
"It's important for the black community to stand up and hold him accountable for his actions", Omisade Burney-Scott told CBS News. R. Kelly's label, RCA Records, a division of Sony Music, did not immediately comment either.
The streaming service also noted that it has "thought long and hard about how to handle content that is not hate content itself, but is principally made by artists or other creators who have demonstrated hateful conduct personally". Coscarelli also shared a response XXXTentacion's team shared with him. While the singer may have felt loved, he was met by roughly 30 protesters. He is innocent of the false and hurtful accusations in the ongoing smear campaign against him, waged by his enemies seeking a payoff. "He never has been convicted of a crime, nor does he have any pending criminal charges against him".
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