Chance the Rapper has eliminated his 2015 R. Kelly collaboration “Somewhere in Paradise” from digital streaming platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL), TMZ studies. The observe remains to be obtainable on Chance’s SoundCloud and Apple Music’s Connect. (Apple plans to phase out Connect by May 2019.) Chance, who participated in Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary collection, just lately mentioned, “Making a song with R. Kelly was a mistake.” Chance additionally wrote, “I apologize to all of his survivors for working with him and for taking this long to speak out.”
Pitchfork has contacted representatives for Chance the Rapper.
Select musicians have begun distancing themselves from R. Kelly as allegations of abuse proceed to mount. Lady Gaga pulled her R. Kelly collaboration “Do What U Want” from DSPs after apologizing for working with Kelly. Phoenix also apologized for singing with R. Kelly.
R. Kelly has continued to deny allegations of sexual and bodily abuse and misconduct.
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