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# R. Kelly Streams Jump After Damning Documentary Airs
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/r-kelly-streams-jump-after-damning-documentary-airs/
- Published: 2019-01-07T09:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-07T09:45:00.000Z
- Description: R. Kelly streams increased significantly after the airing of a Lifetime docu-series that included interviews with victims and former friends Johnny Legend and Wendy Williams chronicling his alleged history of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/01/r-kelly-streams-jump-after-damn
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Streaming, music, musician, musicians, R. Kelly, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![Spotify new](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad38667ff200c-pi "Spotify new")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad38667d5200c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)R. Kelly streams increased significantly after the airing of a Lifetime docu-series that included interviews with victims and former friends Johnny Legend and Wendy Williams chronicling his alleged history of sexual abuse, including of underage girls.A rep for Spotify told [The Blast](https://theblast.com/r-kelly-spotify-songs-rise-surviving-lifetime/?ref=hypebot.com) that the “Ignition” singer’s streams were up 16% since Lifetime aired part 1 of “Surviving R. Kelly” on Thursday night. The jump comes after Spotify virtually banned, and then in a reversal simply "downgraded" R. Kelly's music as part of a new "hateful conduct" policy. It's nice to see Spotify's policies are having such an impact…