R. Kelly appeared to drop a new project this week, but it’s since been pulled from all streaming platforms after his label Sony Music indicated it may not have been authorized.
On Friday (December 9) a new release titled I Admit It landed on all streaming platforms, despite the fact that R. Kelly remains in prison under several federal indictments.
The 13-track album featured at least one previously released song: the controversial 19-minute title track, which was uploaded to Soundcloud in 2018.
Streaming services listed I Admit It as having been released through Legacy Recordings – a division of Sony Music specializing in new releases by legacy acts like Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley. Legacy is also the label home for reissues by Sony’s current and past roster of artists.
Hours after the project’s release, Sony informed TMZ that I Admit It was not an authorized release. The label indicated they were still trying to determine who released the new album and how.
Within one hour of TMZ‘s update, I Admit It had seemingly been removed from major streaming platforms including Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube Music.
You can hear some of R. Kelly’s I Admit It album below:
I Admit It would have marked R. Kelly’s 19th studio album and his first full-length release since 2016’s 12 Nights of Christmas. The three-part “I Admit It (I Did It)” hears the embattled crooner address the many allegations against him.
“And if you really, really wanna know/ Her father dropped her off at my show/ And told this boy to put her on the stage/ I admit that she was overage.” he sings at one point.
In 2018, Spotify announced it was pulling R. Kelly’s music from all of its official playlists, stating that it wants its “editorial decisions — what we choose to program — to reflect our values,” according to NBC News. However, the Chicago singer’s entire catalog remains available on the platform, as well as many of its competitors.
In 2021, R. Kelly was convicted on one count of racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act, the law that bars transporting people across state lines “for any immoral purpose.” He remains under grand jury indictment for 22 other charges, including child sexual exploitation, child pornography, kidnapping, forced labor, sex trafficking and soliciting a minor.
Following his conviction, some took to social media to demand that all R. Kelly music be pulled from all platforms, urging streaming services to take action to avoid providing a global platform and source of revenue to a convicted repeated sex offender.
See this is why I dont respect the concept of “streaming”. Im not gonna pay to have access to an online “library” when theres an asshole librarian yanking books off the shelf based on personal opinions. As an adult, its my decision to decide who the fuck I want to listen to, not big tech. Fuck your narrative. MP3s for life !
Ya’ll really read but don’t comprehend. It says his entire catalog is still on all sites. It’s just the music is removed from curated playlists. I don’t respect your concept of understanding.
I would assume an OG would understand the concept of buying shit through digital downloads, or piracy, shit, even CDs. Guess not.
Personal opinion lol, go remove the skeletons from your closet.
It was removed because his labor didn’t officially release it
Go listen to your sissy R Kelly album then. Or are you a woman?
Don’t be censoring the GOAT. Let it ride. The people want the music.
Silence, pedofile.
Chi need to break this man out of prison forcibly. need to free R Kelly! these jews railroaded him and they are all the real pedos look at Epstein and look who went to his island. lock those mfs up. until then R kelly innocent and any talk about WWII? I GOTTA HEAR BOTH SIDES SHT WAS 80 YEARS AGO AND MY RENT PAST DUE A WEEK TODAY
APPARANTLY CHICAGO IS A HUB FOR WEIRDOS AND COONS.
APPARANTLY CHICAGO IS A HUB FOR WEIRDOS AND COONS.
when you don’t do what white people want this is their default attitude. white people claim ignorance but are very quick with the pointed racial terms when the slightest bit displeased. it’s not about being every body best friend lets get the money right. notice they start acting dumb once money start getting mentioned
Uh what? Maybe add some context, bc none of what you said pertained to anything here
The question is that who’s really is behind all of this that they’re trying so hard to destroy RKELLY life and reputation. Somin just isn’t right