Despite rumors of the Recording Academy confiscating R. Kelly’s Grammys, the organization maintains that the singer’s awards will remain with him.
The Chicago-Sun Times reported that Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. is taking the Academy’s decision seriously.
“I think it’s something that we’re going to need to take a good hard look at, have a lot of conversations about, work through and make a decision,” Mason said.
In the late ’90s, Kelly won his Grammy awards for three different categories for the “I Believe I Can Fly” song, the track featured in the film Space Jam.
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“But right now, I think it’s something that is going to take a little bit more consideration before we can really dictate or decide,” Mason continued. “My initial feeling is we’re probably not a business that we want to be in of taking people’s awards back after they’ve been given. But we’ll take a good look at it and see.”
As of now, only one trophy has been rescinded in the 62-year history of the Grammys, according to the Academy, which belonged to the musical group Milli Vanilli and was taken from them in 1990. It came to light that the group didn’t sing the “Girl You Know It’s True” album but lip-synced it.
As previously reported, Kelly was convicted last month in New York after being found guilty on nine counts, including racketeering. The artist was sentenced for violating the Mann Act, which is a sex trafficking law meaning implicating that it’s illegal to move a person across state lines “for any immoral purpose,” according to Revolt.
Kelly’s sentencing has been set for May 4, 2022, and he is facing anywhere from 10 years to life in prison.
