R. Kelly wants a piece too
Jan 29, 2010 R. Kelly
Of all the people who would gnaw and claw at the Michael Jackson estate in order to get a piece of it, you wouldn’t expect R. Kelly to be among them. But it seems that this is the case as the singer’s representatives are claiming that Michael Jackson never did pay for his usage of “Ignition” during his show “Michael Jackson’s Private Home Movies” so it’s time for the estate to pay up for that debt. In truth, the amount R. Kelly’s representatives are claiming to be owed could actually be named insignificant since it’s a paltry three thousand dollars, but then again, you never know which one will be the drop that fills the glass. Maybe R. Kelly’s small pinch might just make the big colossus come crashing down.
Tags: Debt, Hip Hop, Michael Jackson Estate, R&B, R. Kelly
R Kelly Autobiography
R&B singer R Kelly is the latest celebrity to attempt to cash in on the autobiography game. He has yet to pick a title for the book but the singer promises that his autobiography will “tell it like it is” – even on the topic of his child pornography charges. He must be so hard up for cash if he’s willing to go that far. David Ritz is helping R Kelly pen the story, which is scheduled for release in 2011 through Travis Smiley of PBS fame’s publishing house, SmileyBooks. By that time, R Kelly will be so far back in obscurity that I doubt this book will even get printed.
Tags: Autobiography, Celebrity, PBS, Pornography, R&B, R. Kelly, Singer
R Kelly Wants in on Michael Jackson Hysteria
Sep 8, 2009 Michael Jackson, R&B, R. Kelly
R Kelly plans to finish and release the album that Michael Jackson was working on before his untimely death. The has been R&B singer is convinced that after previously working with the King of Pop, he would have been picked to carry out recording and releasing the late singer’s next album. R Kelly said “I recorded five joints for Michael Jackson (in the past). And we had been talking on the phone about his new album, and I was going to finish what Michael was doing at the time. We’re going to get it out, though. Michael liked the way I would try to sing the songs just like him.” He brings a whole new meaning to the word delusional.
Tags: Michael Jackson, R&B, R. Kelly
Ne-Yo Kicked Off for Being Too Big
Sep 17, 2008 Concert Tour, Ne-Yo, R. Kelly
Ne-Yo got kicked off R Kelly’s tour some time ago and he says that he got the boot for being too big for R’s liking and a judge is giving him a nice amount of money for all his trouble. An LA Superior Court judge has ordered Rowe Entertainment to pay off a cool $700,000 after Rowe never responded to a lawsuit that Ne-Yo filed earlier this year. The singer wanted payback after he got dropped from R’s tour because of allegedly upstaging the supposed headliner. Back when the lawsuit was filed though, Rowe responded to Ne-Yo’s claims saying that they never got a finalized contract from the singer’s agent which was the reason he got kicked off.
R Kelly Gets Sued
Feb 6, 2008 Concert Tour, Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, R&B, R. Kelly
R Kelly recently cancelled a big gig in Minneapolis because he decided to show up for a court appearance in Chicago. But now, a concert promoter wants his money back and is trying to haul the elusive singer into an Atlanta court.
In a lawsuit filed in Atlanta District Court, the Nevada-based promoter Royalty Records (through its associate company Marjani Clothing) alleges that the R&B singer agreed to perform at Target Center on December 6, 2007 with Ne-Yo and Keyshia Cole among others. He moved that show to the 20th but then did not show because he went to court in Chicago on threat of arrest.
R. Kelly Gets Sued
Jan 8, 2008 Los Angeles, Ne-Yo, R&B, R. Kelly, Rumor, Scandal
It’s apparent that lawyers don’t take vacations as a lawsuit can be filed over the holidays. R&B crooner Ne-Yo proved just that when he chose to sue fellow crooner R. Kelly. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles on Monday and alleges that Ne-Yo was fired as an opening act from Kelly’s tour a few months ago because he outshined the headliner and got a better response from the crowd.
Ne-Yo is claiming that he was set to earn $785,000 for opening for Kelly at a minimum of 25 concerts. It’s pretty clear that Ne-Yo wants his money’s worth. Happy New Year, R! Here’s a lawsuit to celebrate with.
Ne-Yo No!
Nov 21, 2007 Concert Tour, Music, Music Artists, Ne-Yo, Performance, Photography, R&B, R. Kelly, Review, Singers
Well it seems there is a little R&B artist rivalry going on. Just one week into R Kelly’s ‘Double Up’ tour, Ne-Yo has been relieved of his duties as opening act. Now the statement from his label would not elaborate, but if you ask the artist about the reasons behind this it’s a simple case of “I’m better than he is” school boy type chant.
What he will actually tell you is the reviews came back after the first week and raved more about Ne-Yo than they did about R Kelly, creating the theory our Mr Kelly doesn’t like being upstaged so has sacked the reason…What Kelly’s spokespeople will say is that the cause was due to “contractual agreements not being met”.
Children, children can we please play nice together? What do we believe folks? After all R Kelly is said to be the nicest guy in the R&B business, but no one ever said he might be a bit petty, maybe a little jealous of the younger, more successful artists. Or maybe, like his label insists, Kelly is confident enough in himself to happily share the stage with such talented acts as Ne-Yo; and maybe the latter truly just screwed up.
R. Kelly Tours!
Nov 8, 2007 Concert Tour, Live Music, Music, Music Artists, News, Performance, R&B, R. Kelly, Rap Music, Singers
If you are a fan of R. Kelly, and let’s face it, he does have a wide array of fans located all throughout the world, then you are undoubtedly going to want to take this chance to see R. Kelly perform live as he tours all throughout the United States and beyond.
Highlights of this hip-hop performer’s tour includes stints at such locales as the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia on November 14, Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on November 15, The Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 21, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on November 23, American Airlines Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 30 and Sprint Center in Kansas City, MIssouri on December 7 as well as Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 8 and FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee on December 9. OF course these dates are merely a handful of the slew that R. Kelly is embarking upon for this tour of the United States.
You know you aren’t going to want to miss out on the fun that these concerts will be sure to bring to life