R&B Legend R. Kelly will be performing live at the Guyana National Stadium on August 24 when Hits and Jams Entertainment hosts its annual Jamzone Summer Break International Concert.
Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known by his stage name R. Kelly, will headline this show and promises to make it an unforgettable evening for fans of great soulful music as he is often referred to as the ‘King of R&B’.
This artist is an American Singer/Songwriter and Record Producer who has been on theentertainment scene for more than two decades. A few of R. Kelly’s biggest hits are “Bump n’ Grind”, “Your Body’s Callin'”, “I Believe I Can Fly”, “Gotham City”, “Ignition (Remix)”, “If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time”, “The World’s Greatest”, “I’m a Flirt”, and “Trapped in the Closet”. He won three Grammy Awards for “I Believe I Can Fly” in 1998.
R. Kelly has worked with many great artists in his industry including the late Aaliyah for whom he produced her 1994 debut album ‘Age ain’t nothing but a number’ and in 1996, he was nominated for writing ‘You are not alone’ made popular by the late Micheal Jackson. R. Kelly is also known for collaborations with Rapper Jay-Z and Hip Hop artists like Sean ‘P-Diddy’ Combs, Fat Joe and Nas.
This superstar has been recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the best-selling music artists in the United States with 38.5 million albums sold as well as only the fifth black artist to reach the top 50 of the same list.
More recently in March 2011, R. Kelly was named the most successful R&B artist of the last 25 years by Billboard. He has released 10 studio albums in total, sold 38.5 million albums in the U.S. and over 54 million albums worldwide making him the most successful R&B male artist of 1990s.
R. Kelly has definitely been delivering the best of R&B music to the world and we are fortunate to witness this journey.