Sony reportedly drops R Kelly from list of signed artists

Ayodele Johnson 22:45 - 18 January 2019

Many protesters positioned themselves in front of Sony Music’s New York City headquarters on Wednesday to ask the label to drop R. Kelly. [Joshua Lott/Reuters]

<strong>Sony's RCA Records has reportedly removed R&B legend R Kelly from the list of artists signed by the company. </strong>

Variety News confirms that the singer's name was removed from RCA Record's website on Friday, January 18, 2019.

The decision was reportedly reached silently to avoid legal issues.

Variety further reports that a source hinted that there shall be no publication announcing the development in the future.

The R&B legend was originally signed to Jive at the start of his career in the 90s but joined Sony after the label became part of Sony BMG.

R Kelly's dismissal from Sony/RCA Records is something critics promoting the MuteKelly campaign envisioned as one of the goals of their protests. [EWN]

R Kelly's dismissal from Sony/RCA Records is something critics promoting the #MuteKelly campaign must have envisioned as one of the goals of their protest. [EWN]

R Kelly's last album with RCA was in 2016 when he released a Christmas-themed project. He had planned to release a new project until the latest incident.

A docuseries, "Surviving R Kelly," where some women revealed in different interviews that the singer abused them sexually when they were teenagers, has seen big names like Lady Gaga and Celine Dion pulling down their songs with the R&B singer from streaming sites.