R Kelly was convicted by a federal jury in September in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex. The catalog of his music will however be available on YouTube Music, YouTube's audio-streaming service, and the videos uploaded by other YouTube users will continue to be available. "We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines," a YouTube spokesperson told Reuters in a statement. Contacted outside of regular US business hours, Spotify, Apple and Amazon did not immediately respond to requests from Reuters seeking comment on whether they would be taking similar action over R Kelly's music available on their platforms. Kelly's music has largely disappeared from radio but is still available on streaming platforms.

Source: bd News24 October 06, 2021 05:03 UTC