Suffering from effectively over twenty years alleged sexual misconduct, R. Kelly at all times appears to maintain his profession intact, and a brand new report by The Blast is displaying how the Pied Piper remains to be managing to inadvertently take advantage of a nasty week.
Following the Thursday (January three) premiere the Lifetime docu-series Surviving R. Kelly, loaded with tons new stunning allegations, “cancel R. Kelly” sentiments are at a fever pitch. Nonetheless, a rep for Spotify confirmed that amid all of the disgust, his streaming numbers on the platform really elevated by 16%.
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That solely takes into consideration one platform — and it’s not unreasonable to imagine a rise was additionally seen throughout Apple Music, Tidal, and Amazon.
Biopics and documentaries nearly at all times lead to a spike in artist streams — regardless context. Although this may occasionally optically seem to some to be a career-ending harm, anybody who’s seen an R. Kelly live performance will know that a big portion his followers are greater than capable of separate the artwork from the artist.