R. Kelly is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer from Chicago. He sang in church and developed his performance skills at Kenwood Academy before recording with Public Announcement. His solo catalog includes...
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1 catalog entries, grouped by year.
R. Kelly: a curated listening guide
Twenty-five recordings provide a bounded route through the solo ballads, rhythmic R&B singles and later retro-soul arrangements.
25 selections with release evidence; 12 beyond the yearly lists.
About R. Kelly
R. Kelly is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer from Chicago. He sang in church and developed his performance skills at Kenwood Academy before recording with Public Announcement. His solo catalog includes 12 Play and the ballad I Believe I Can Fly from Space Jam. Later recordings such as Happy People and Step in the Name of Love continued his work in contemporary R&B.
Artist background sources
R. Kelly - Biography.com career biography
Chicago background, church singing, Kenwood Academy, Public Announcement, 12 Play and Space Jam. The article misstates some release/award years; those dates, accolades and unrelated legal history are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
R. Kelly - Recording Academy artist record
Documented R&B performance and songwriting repertoire, including Happy People and Step in the Name of Love; no awards-year-to-release-year inference. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
About Usher
Usher is an American singer, songwriter and dancer whose childhood moved from Dallas to Chattanooga and then Atlanta. Local singing competitions preceded his self-titled debut album in 1994. My Way brought a wider audience in 1997, followed by 8701 in 2001. Songs such as U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U Don't Have to Call became central to that early-2000s phase of his R&B career.
Artist background sources
Usher - Sony Music UK biography
Performer roles, Dallas/Chattanooga/Atlanta background, first three albums and 8701 repertoire. Sales totals, awards and unrelated business roles are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
2007
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.