Sony Music, which owns the majority of the jailed sex predator’s back catalogue, told “Variety” on Friday that the record is a “unofficial release.”
“Variety” said minutes after reports a new Kelly album had come out it was “a bootleg”, but said “the copyright line on the album reads ‘Legacy Recordings’, which is Sony Music’s catalogue division”.
It went on to say of the release, which appeared on Friday on platforms such as Spotify and Apple: “Sony’s rep confirmed that the release is not legitimate but did not immediately have further details.”
It went on to say of the release, which appeared on Friday on platforms such as Spotify and Apple: “Sony’s rep confirmed that the release is not legitimate but did not immediately have further details.” “Variety” added “reps for Spotify and Apple Music did not immediately have comment”.
Kelly, 55, was born Robert Sylvester Kelly and is serving a 30-year prison sentence after being found guilty of multiple sexual misconduct charges in New York last year. He is also awaiting trial in Illinois and other jurisdictions.
The title of the album is derived from a 19-minute song he released in July 2018 in which he essentially denies the long-standing sexual-misconduct allegations against him.
It is a compilation of previously released and unreleased material, primarily from Kelly’s later recording career.
Several of the unreleased tracks have been floating around the internet for up to 15 years, but they weren’t available on major streaming services until Friday.
According to Mail Online, it is “unclear why Spotify and Apple have allowed the singer to upload new materials” and it is also “also unknown when the singer recorded the songs”.
Kelly admits in “I Admit It” that he “f***** a couple of fans” and dismisses his victims’ stories of being imprisoned and starved, rapping, “They’re brainwashed, really? Kidnapped, really? Can’t eat, really? Real talk, that s*** sound silly.”
Kelly’s victims claim he used his power and celebrity to manipulate and insinuate them before luring them into a harem-like arrangement.
Some claimed they were not permitted to use their phones and were forced to stay awake for days at the request of Kelly and his team.
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