A previously unreleased album by American musician R. Kelly, who is in prison for sex crimes, appeared on the Spotify and Apple Music platforms on Friday. According to media reports, it is probably an illegally copied copy.
According to TMZ, the album contained 13 tracks, including the 19-minute title track, “I Admit It,” which the former R&B star released on the online music service SoundCloud in 2018 before being imprisoned.
A few hours after the initial coverage of “TMZ” and “Hollywood Reporter”, the album disappeared from both platforms. A Sony Music representative, who owns the rights to Kelly’s music, told Variety magazine that the album had been unofficially released – which Variety says means it’s illegal.
According to Kelly’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean, neither the singer nor his environment support the publication. On the contrary, her client was “deprived of his intellectual property”. Spotify did not initially respond to a request for comment from AFP news agency.
The musician, who rose to stardom with the hit “I Believe I Can Fly,” was sentenced to 30 years in prison last June for serious sex crimes by a Brooklyn court. At another trial in Chicago in September, the 55-year-old was found guilty of child pornography, and the 55-year-old faces another long prison sentence. (sda/afp)
Source: Blick
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