Robert Sylvester "R." Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American former singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B ", "the King of Pop-Soul", [4][5] and "the Pied Piper of R&B". [6] .

May 22, 2024 · According to the federal prison records and CNN, R Kelly is now incarcerated in North Carolina’s FCI Butner Medium I. His transfer to the “medium security federal correctional...

Feb 23, 2023 · Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday following his conviction last year on charges of child pornography and...

Feb 24, 2023 · For more than two decades, chart-topping R&B singer R. Kelly had faced allegations of sexual abuse. The accounts went back to the start of his career in the 1990s, with many centring on the...

Feb 23, 2023 · CHICAGO — Recording artist ROBERT SYLVESTER KELLY, also known as “R. Kelly,” was sentenced earlier today by United States District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber to 20 years in federal prison, with one year to run consecutive to the 30-year sentence previously imposed in the Eastern District of New York.

Oct 7, 2024 · The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal from R. Kelly, who is currently serving a prison sentence for federal sex crime convictions.

Jan 23, 2025 · R. Kelly (born January 8, 1967, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who was one of the best-selling rhythm-and-blues (R&B) artists of the 1990s and early 21st century, known for his gospel-tinged vocal delivery and highly sexualized lyrics.

R. Kelly in a 2002 mugshot. American R&B singer R. Kelly has faced repeated accusations of sexual abuse for incidents dating from 1991 to 2018 and has been the subject of a long-term investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times since August 2000. He has been tried in multiple civil suits and criminal trials, starting in 1996 and culminating in a 2021 conviction for violations of …

5 days ago · MANHATTAN (CN) — Six women who appeared in the docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” are trying to retrieve more than $9 million owed to them in a civil judgment against Kelly, who was ruled liable for terroristic threats made against the women in the leadup to the series premiere, according to new court filings Friday.

Mar 18, 2024 · R. Kelly's lawyer says all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his trial of using his fame to sexually abuse young fans.