


Following news of Kelly’s permanent YouTube ban, the MuteRKelly campaign pointedly tweeted, “Waiting on you and you too 54-year-old singer was convicted by a federal jury in September in his racketeering and sex trafficking trial. Other top streaming services have also withheld from banishing Kelly - his songs and albums are still available on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and Amazon Music. Though his videos have been yanked from YouTube, Kelly’s music remains on the platform’s audio streaming service, YouTube Music. Up-and-coming singer Johnny Mo just took gospel music to another level with his new song, a remake of R. However, user-generated videos containing Kelly’s music can still be uploaded and are still live on the platform. 'It amazes me when I look back eight months ago-cars, women, money, the media. Kelly will no longer be allowed to use, create or own any other YouTube channels, the spokesperson added. Kelly stood on a Chicago stage in 1997 trembling as he spoke.

Under those guidelines, creators must “remain responsible both on and off the platform.” YouTube lists “inappropriate” behavior off platform to include, “Intending to cause malicious harm to others” and “Participating in abuse or violence, demonstrating cruelty, or participating in fraudulent/deceptive behavior leading to real world harm.” Kelly was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, and attended Kenwood Academy High School, where his music teacher-mentor Lena McLin inspired him to become a singer. The accounts went back to the start of his career. Kelly had faced allegations of sexual abuse. Chuck D Takes Heat for Suggesting R Kelly Doesn’t Deserve Life in Prison: ‘This Is Toxic’ By Mark Savage BBC music correspondent For more than two decades, chart-topping R&B singer R. Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer.
