R. Kelly deleted 2 Youtube channels after the court sentencing

Recently, YouTube deleted two channels of R.Kelly, RKellyTV (with 3.5 million subscribers) and RKellyVevo (with about 1.6 million subscribers) for violating Youtube's terms of service.

If the user is still trying to watch a video on the currently deleted channels, a message will be displayed: "This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated". According to YouTube's Vice President of Legal, Nicole Alston, the decision was made because of the serious actions R. Kelly did that exceeded acceptable standards and had the potential to cause widespread harm. "Ultimately, we take this action to protect our users in the same way as other platforms."

YouTube's removal of Kelly's channels comes eight days after a federal jury found the singer guilty of fraud and eight counts of sex-trafficking laws. Kelly will be sentenced on May 4, 2022. The 54-year-old will face 10 years in prison.

YouTube said it removed channels associated with R. Kelly in accordance with its "creator responsibility guidelines" and that that policy prohibits subscribers from "conducting on or off the platform that we may deemed inappropriate", including "intent to cause harm to others" and "engage in abusive or violent conduct, exhibit cruelty, or engage in fraud/deception leading to to harm in the real world". However, YouTube did not ban Kelly's music. The internet video giant will continue to offer the singer's music catalog on YouTube Music. Jem Aswad - Variety magazine editor and also the person who has pursued R. Kelly's lawsuit for the past 20 years said: "People who listen to R. Kelly's music will continue to listen to his music. I I don't think a verdict will change their mind." However, there is still a part of the audience that hopes that the 54-year-old singer's sentence will bring a moral consideration.

Tarana Burke - the originator of the "#MeToo" movement understands how appealing R. Kelly's music is to music lovers. But she also insisted: "People should think carefully about the message that the song brings." The American activist believes that the content of R. Kelly's songs will affect future generations if people continue to support his music as it is now.

Since the "#MeToo" movement was started in 2017 and the documentary "Surviving R. Kelly Pt II: The Reckoning" was released in 2019, R. Kelly's music career has been hit hard. . At that time, his work was discontinued on streaming music services, and he was also abandoned by RCA Records and the management company Universal Music Publishing Group. In 2018, on the rise of the "#MeToo" movement, a campaign called "#MuteRKelly" was campaigned to pressure music streaming services and record companies to push for removal. R. Kelly's products are removed from circulation. But up to now, the R&B male singer's songs are still widely popular, with no sign of disappearing on online music platforms. Both Spotify and Apple Music declined to comment on whether to change the circulation of R. Kelly's music on the platform.

According to statistics by MRC Data, R. Kelly's music sales, music sales and audience have decreased significantly in the past 5 years (2017-2021). However, streaming of songs has remained steady with an average of more than 6 million weekly, accounting for most of this year. In fact, in the history of Pop, R&B or Hip-hop music, there are many artists who are not only entangled in sex scandals but also bring those things into music products as a pride. Producer Phil Spector is considered a prime example as his music is still well received despite being convicted of murder in 2009.

Before getting involved in sexual abuse allegations, R. Kelly was mentioned as a famous R&B star when he owned many successful products. According to Jem Aswad, at the peak of his career, it was the huge fortune that helped R. Kelly cover the costs of litigation and legal issues. But in recent years, his financial resources have seriously declined when the properties were foreclosed one after another for auction, owed $4.8 million to the tax department (about 110 trillion VND) in 2018. 2012, not having enough economic capacity to pay child support...

Talking about the controversy surrounding the circulation and popularity of R. Kelly's music products, Gail Mitchell - R&B/Hip-Hop executive director for US Billboard magazine commented: "I think when Over the generations, R. Kelly's music will likely be more and more objectionable because they will gradually become overshadowed...".

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