The Teflon R. Kelly is cruising on the Soul Train.
The R&B star, embroiled in an ongoing kiddie porn case, leads the nomination list for the 20th
Annual Soul Train Music Awards.
Kelly snapped up three nods, for R&B Soul Album for TP.3
Reloaded, Best Male R&B/Soul Single and the Michael Jackson Award for Best
R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video—and no, it's not for the widely circulated
footage that got Kelly in hot water with authorities but has not affected his
commercial viability.
The latter two nods were for Kelly's so-called urban opera
"Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5)," a convoluted tune—and
video—about a wacky love triangle.
Kelly, who earned just one Grammy nomination, was also
tapped as the recipient of the inaugural Stevie
Wonder Award for outstanding career achievements in song writing, which will be
presented by the legend himself during the ceremony.
2/4/06
Source: The Himalayan Times
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