R Kelly music streams increase after docu-series
‘Surviving R Kelly’, about sexual abuse by singer, doubles streaming numbers of his songs
Nielsen Music says streaming numbers for R Kelly have nearly doubled after a recent documentary accused the R’n’B singer of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls.
The Lifetime docu-series Surviving R Kelly detailed abuse allegations against R Kelly in six episodes, but the singer’s streaming numbers grew significantly during and after the series. His music streamed 870,316 times on January 2, the day before the series premiere, but Nielsen said Thursday Kelly’s music garnered nearly 1.73 million streams after the sixth episode aired January 6.
Kelly averaged more than 955,600 streams in the last week of 2018. He averaged more than 1.5 million streams from January 3-6.
The singer has for years faced allegations he sexually abused women, but the 52-year-old hasn’t been charged and he’s denied any wrongdoing.