Another entity is severing their relationship with R Kelly.
Billboard.com reports that Sony Music is ending their relationship with Kelly after the world continues to reel after the airing of the “Surviving R Kelly” documentary and the triggering of mass protests worldwide.
Sony and R. Kelly have agreed to part ways, sources tell Billboard. The news comes on the heels of the Lifetime documentary Surviving R. Kelly, which detailed allegations of sexual misconduct against the singer.
Reps for Sony and R. Kelly could not be immediately reached. Kelly has also now been removed from the RCA website.
Kelly had been signed to Jive since the beginning of his career in the early 1990s, and when Jive became part of Sony BMG, he became part of the Sony umbrella. He has been under contract at RCA, a Sony subsidiary, since 2012.
The separation is the latest blow to Kelly’s career but, he still stands to profit.
Despite the numerous allegations and lawsuits, Kelly maintains a huge fan base and can release new music at-will as an independent artist. Not to mention a company who doesn’t care could bankroll his future endeavors.
To see clips from the Surviving R Kelly documentary, flip the page.