RCA Records Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === R. Kelly === RCA ignored allegations of sexual misconduct by [[R. Kelly]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-05-04 |title=How the music industry overlooked R. Kelly’s alleged abuse of young women - The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/04/feature/how-the-music-industry-overlooked-r-kellys-alleged-abuse-of-young-women/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504212853/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/04/feature/how-the-music-industry-overlooked-r-kellys-alleged-abuse-of-young-women/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-05-04 |access-date=2022-12-12 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schatz |first=Lake |date=2019-01-16 |title=Video surfaces proving R. Kelly definitely knew Aaliyah was only 15 at the time of marriage |url=https://consequence.net/2019/01/video-proof-rkelly-knew-age-aaliyah/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> which included running a violent cult, wherein he held teenage individuals hostage in exchange for sexual favors.<ref name=":0" /> Kelly continued to release music for RCA through 2018, when pressure from the [[Mute R. Kelly]] campaign mounted against him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farley |first=Rebecca |title=#MuteRKelly Got Live & Personal At A Rally In New York City |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/221925/r-kelly-color-of-change-rally-nyc-rca-records |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en}}</ref> In January 2019, following the broadcast of [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s documentary ''[[Surviving R. Kelly]]'', his contract was terminated by RCA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Constance |date=2019-01-18 |title=R. Kelly’s music label has reportedly dropped him |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/1/18/18188618/r-kelly-sony-music-rca-records-dropped-mute |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RCA Records Cuts Ties With R. Kelly Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations |url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/01/23/r-kelly-sexual-abuse-allegations |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.wbur.org |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page