Report: R. Kelly's Streams on Spotify Have Gone Up Since the Airing of 'Surviving R. Kelly'

Listeners aren't leaving R. Kelly yet.

Common sense would tell you that R. Kelly is having a bad week. Well, it might not be as bad as expected. On Thursday (January3rd) Lifetime aired the first two episodes of its six-partdocuseries SurvivingR. Kelly. The documentaryfeatures interviews with over 50 people, many women who detail R. Kellysalleged long history of sexual, physical, and mental abuse.

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The reactionon social media has been about85 percent negative. However, that negative attention seems to be leading to more streams. According to The Blast, who talked to a representativefor Spotify, streams for Kelly's music have increased by 16% since last night.

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If you remember, Spotify had banned R. Kelly from its playlists after the #MuteRKelly campaignstarted to take off. The company quickly backed down after artists, includingKendrick Lamar, responded negativelyto the idea of banning artists.

Source: The Blast