The man R. Kelly and his music career.
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Music lovers around the world especially those who love Rhythm and Blues last week had a very bleak week as the global king of R & B Mr Robert Sylvester Kelly famously known as R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for various sexual offences. From what Umuaka Times American correspondent gathered, R. Kelly was born on Sunday the 8 of January 1967, in a health centre known as Chicago Lying-in Hospital in Hyde Park, Chicago. Kelly, the third of four children is a Capricorn.
R. Kelly who shares January 8 birthday with Elvis Presley and David Bowie is a man who indeed captured the universe with his music and voice. During the 25 years of R. Kelly’s active music years, he won the following awards and nominations.
American Music Awards, BET Awards, Billboard Awards, Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Awards, Billboard.com’s Readers Poll, Billboard End Of Year Chart Awards, BMI Awards, BMI Film & TV Awards, BMI Urban Awards, ECHO Awards, Black Real Awards, Chicago Music Awards, Key to the City and Grammy Awards.
Others are, International Dance Music Awards, MOBO Awards, MTV Awards, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Australia Video Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Music Awards, The Source Hip Hop Awards, Vibe Awards, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Stellar Awards, Ozone Awards, Dove Awards, Whudat Music Awards, Much Music Video Awards, World Music Awards, Hong Kong Hit Radio Awards and Guinness Book of World Records.
