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Sony dropped him from the label.
Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Chance the Rapper, and Ciara deleted him from their songs.
Spotify will soon allow the average morally inclined listener to mute his music entirely.
Many have heard and known ofR.
Or event DJs who spin to the demands of their corporate bosses?
Thats because public perception has just about made its full turn away from the singer.
Of the 17 DJs we reached out to, 4 responded.
Those who were willing to talk tended to be more critical of Kellys music.
Hes never been an R. Kelly fan, so he hasnt historically played his music that much anyway.
But at this point, its morals over money.
And if someone was insistent about that request?
I would probably attempt to talk them down from that ledge.
Thats when things started to change among DJs.
But thats just R. Kelly.
Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Phil Spector, to name a few.
I mean, I used to play the Bill Cosby record where he covers Sunny all the time.
Cosby is, at this point, an extreme case, but for Juska theyre all under reconsideration.
Lindsey Caldwell, a.k.a.
DJ Lindsey, has a different approach.
She thinks about her club appearances and wedding gigs as existing on different planes.
But in 2019, honestly … nobody is requesting R. Kelly in the club all that much anyway.
When it comes to weddings, Caldwell always discusses a do not play list with couples beforehand.
Over the years, she says, more and more people have put R. Kelly on the list.
But what if they dont?
Caldwell offers two explanations.
Karp captioned it, CMON!?!?!
FOR REAL?!?!?
SiriusXM declined our request for an interview.
Does this change how they approach their job?
Do you editSpace Jam?
With a sequel to the movie in the works, that question might just start popping up.
But now hes made a name for himself and sets his own rules.
For the past year-and-a-half, since that DeRogatis BuzzFeed report, he hasnt played a single R. Kelly song.
This was about eight months into his self-imposed ban, and he told her he wouldnt.
Well, why the hell not?!
Because hes a shitbag, and you’ve got the option to do better, Puzo replied.
In the end, she agreed.
