R. Kelly
American R&B singer
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| 2025 | R. Kelly released a remix of the song 'Residuals' in the year 2025, with no other performers listed. |
| July 30 2024 | R. Kelly and his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean requested the Supreme Court to review his child pornography case, which could potentially reduce his sentence by 20 years. |
| 2022 | R. Kelly was convicted for the production of child pornography. |
| 2022 | R. Kelly was sentenced to a combined 31 years in prison at FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina. |
| 2022 | R. Kelly was again convicted on multiple charges related to sexual abuse. |
| December 9 2022 | An album titled 'I Admit It', credited to R. Kelly and including the song 'I Admit', was released on streaming services but was later taken down due to lack of approval from Sony and R. Kelly's team. |
| 2021 | Convicted on multiple charges involving child sexual abuse. |
| 2021 | R. Kelly was convicted on multiple charges involving child sexual abuse. |
| 2021 | R. Kelly was convicted for violations of the Mann Act and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. |
| 2021 | Featured in documentary 'R. Kelly: The Verdict' |
| September 30 2021 | Following his New York conviction of multiple sex crimes, the key to the city of Baton Rouge awarded to R. Kelly was rescinded. |
| 2019 | R. Kelly released the album 'Born to My Music', marking a significant point in his discography despite ongoing legal controversies surrounding the artist. |
| 2019 | R. Kelly released the single 'Born to My Music', potentially as a response to ongoing controversies surrounding his personal and professional life. |
| 2019 | The documentary 'Surviving R. Kelly' was released, re-examining allegations of his sexual misconduct with minors. |
| 2019 | RCA Records terminated R. Kelly's contract amid renewed interest in allegations against him. |
| March 6 2019 | R. Kelly was taken to the Cook County Jail after failing to pay child support amounting to $161,633 to his former wife, Andrea. He was released three days later after an undisclosed individual paid the amount on his behalf. |
| January 2019 | Surviving R. Kelly documentary series aired on Lifetime, sparking significant backlash against the artist and catalyzing the #MuteRKelly movement. |
| January 2019 | Multiple artists including Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, and The Pussycat Dolls apologized and removed their collaborations with R. Kelly from streaming services in response to the documentary. |
| 2018 | R. Kelly released the single 'Bananas in That Monkey' featuring John Blu |
| 2018 | R. Kelly featured on SahBabii's song '7 Squids', highlighting his continued musical collaboration in the late 2010s. |
| July 23 2018 | R. Kelly released the 19-minute-long song 'I Admit' on SoundCloud as a response to his accusers, denying allegations of domestic violence and pedophilia while addressing social media campaigns against him. |
| May 5 2018 | R. Kelly's scheduled performance at the 'Pre-Mother's Day Love Jam' at the University of Illinois at Chicago was cancelled after a women's group created a petition with 1,300 signatures protesting his appearance. |
| 2017 | Kenyette Barnes and Oronike Odeleye founded the Mute R. Kelly movement, a social media campaign aimed at drawing attention to sexual abuse allegations against R. Kelly and ending financial support for his career. |
| 2017 | R. Kelly produced the song 'Listen' as part of Marvin Sapp's album 'Close' |
| March 17 2017 | R. Kelly made a guest appearance in the song 'Dedicated' by Pitbull, featured in the album Climate Change. |
| 2016 | R. Kelly donated cases of water to help address the Flint water crisis. |
| 2016 | R. Kelly executed The Buffet Tour. |
| 2016 | R. Kelly produced tracks for Fantasia Barrino's album 'The Definition Of...' including the song 'Sleeping with the One I Love' |
| 2016 | R. Kelly wrote 'Let 'Em Know' for Bryson Tiller's album T R A P S O U L, which was certified Gold by RIAA |
| October 21 2016 | R. Kelly released his only Christmas album, 12 Nights of Christmas, marking his fourteenth and final studio album. |
| 2015 | R. Kelly continued his music video work with 'Happy Birthday' and 'Backyard Party', demonstrating ongoing creative output. |
| December 2015 | R. Kelly released the album The Buffet containing singles like 'Switch Up', which charted poorly on the Billboard 200. |
| November 2015 | R. Kelly released 'Switch Up' featuring Jeremih and Lil Wayne, followed by several other singles. |
| 2014 | The Black Panties Tour was led by R. Kelly and continued until 2016. |
| 2014 | R. Kelly appeared in two music videos: 'Make the World Go Round' by DJ Cassidy, directed by Little X, and 'Keep Doin' That (Rich Bitch)' by Rick Ross, directed by DRE Films |
| July 2014 | R. Kelly announced that he was working on a house music album. |
| 2013 | R. Kelly continued his 'The Single Ladies Tour', performing at music festivals across North America including Bonnaroo, Pitchfork, and Macy's Music Festival. |
| 2013 | R. Kelly was awarded a key to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recognized as 'an artist whose music brings generations together'. |
| 2013 | R. Kelly featured in two music videos: 'We Been On' by Rich Gang with Birdman and Lil Wayne, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, and 'Do What U Want' by Lady Gaga, directed by Terry Richardson |
| 2013 | R. Kelly expanded his music video portfolio with tracks like 'My Story' featuring 2 Chainz, 'Fuck Y'all', 'Throw This Money On You', and 'Cookie'. |
| December 2013 | R. Kelly released his twelfth studio album, Black Panties, on December 10, 2013. |
| November 2013 | R. Kelly and Justin Bieber debuted a collaboration entitled 'PYD' on November 17, 2013. |
| November 16 2013 | R. Kelly performed the duet 'Do What U Want' with Lady Gaga on Saturday Night Live. |
| June 30 2013 | R. Kelly performed live at the BET Awards Show, singing both his hits and a new track 'My Story' featuring 2 Chainz, which was the lead single for his twelfth studio album, Black Panties. |
| February 13 2013 | R. Kelly released 'Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23–33' as a digital download through RCA and Zomba labels. |
| 2012 | R. Kelly published his autobiography titled 'Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me'. |
| 2012 | R. Kelly was part of The Single Ladies Tour, collaborating with Tamia. |
| 2012 | Performs 'Love Letter Concert', directed by Jim Swaffield |
| 2012 | Lead role and co-directs 'Trapped in the Closet: The Next Installment', playing multiple characters including Sylvester, Pimp Lucius, Beeno, Rev. Mosley James Evans, and Dr. Perry |
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