Report: R. Kelly’s Streams on Spotify Have Gone Up Since the Airing of ‘Surviving R. Kelly’
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Listeners aren’t leaving R. Kelly yet.
Common sense would tell you that R. Kelly is having a bad week. Well, it might not be as bad as expected. On Thursday (January 3rd) Lifetime aired the first two episodes of its six-part docuseries Surviving R. Kelly. The documentary features interviews with over 50 people, many women who detail R. Kelly’s alleged long history of sexual, physical, and mental abuse.
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The reaction on social media has been about 85 percent negative. However, that negative attention seems to be leading to more streams. According to The Blast, who talked to a representative for Spotify, streams for Kelly’s music have increased by 16% since last night.
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If you remember, Spotify had banned R. Kelly from its playlists after the #MuteRKelly campaign started to take off. The company quickly backed down after artists, including Kendrick Lamar, responded negatively to the idea of banning artists.
Source: The Blast
