We Are Not Bringing R. Kelly To Ghana : Year Of Return Committee Rebuts Reports
Entertainment, Entertainment News, International News, Trending News	by instabloggh February 13, 2019
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Top officials of the "Year of Return, Ghana 2019" has reacted to reports which suggest that American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player, R. Kelly will be in Ghana this year as part of events lined up for the program
The committee in charge of the "Year of Return, Ghana 2019" has told us they wil be happy if the public will not believe the publications since there is no iota of truth in any of them. In a press statement forwarded to us, the steering committee made it known that they are unaware of any activity which has the "Storm Is Over" singer as a performing artiste.
They went ahead to reveal that the "committee has had no engagements with any event promoters or organizers regarding Mr. Kelly's supposed performance in Ghana.
It was reported not long ago that "Information available to BEATWAVES indicates that American superstar Robert Sylvester Kelly, known on the international music scene as R. Kelly, will host a major musical concert Ghana this year.
The American singer, songwriter and record producer will headline and share the stage together with some selected Ghanaian home-grown performing artistes.
The American singer is among many celebrities from the diaspora who will be coming to Ghana for the 'Year of Return' celebration this year to connect with their ancestry.
'The Year of Return' marks 400 years since some Black Africans and Ghanaians, for that matter, were shipped as slaves to foreign lands.
Kelly's presence and live performance in Ghana will definitely rock the entire Ghanaian music scene.
The organisers have confirmed that they have "signed and sealed" a deal to have the R. Kelly perform in Ghana this year.
According to them, they will soon hold press launch of the concert to announce the full list of both local and international artistes who will be performing alongside R. Kelly at the concert, as well the venue and date.
Kelly is known for several hit songs including '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' (Remix), among others.
In 1996, he was nominated for a Grammy for writing Michael Jackson's song 'You Are Not Alone'.
In 2002 and 2004, Kelly released collaboration albums with rapper Jay-Z and has been a guest vocalist for other hip-hop artistes like Nas, Sean Combs and Notorious B.I.G."
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