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Universal Publishing Drops R Kelly

Universal Publishing Drops R Kelly
  • PublishedJanuary 21, 2019

Last week ย Universal Publishing has announced that they would be dropping singer R Kelly after Sony records announced they were parting ways with R Kelly in the wake of backlash from the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary on Lifetime.

Reports read;

Universal Music Publishing Group has quietly dropped R. Kelly from its songwriter roster, months before his label, Sony Music’s RCA Records, ended its recording contract with him Jan. 18.

โ€œUMPG no longer represents R. Kelly,โ€ a company spokesperson confirmed to Billboard.

The move happened last spring, according to sources.