Editing RCA Records (section)

=== R. Kelly ===
RCA ignored allegations of sexual misconduct by [[R. Kelly]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2018-05-04 |title=How the music industry overlooked R. Kelly's alleged abuse of young women – The Washington Post |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/04/feature/how-the-music-industry-overlooked-r-kellys-alleged-abuse-of-young-women/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504212853/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/04/feature/how-the-music-industry-overlooked-r-kellys-alleged-abuse-of-young-women/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-05-04 |access-date=2022-12-12 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schatz |first=Lake |date=2019-01-16 |title=Video surfaces proving R. Kelly definitely knew Aaliyah was only 15 at the time of marriage |url=https://consequence.net/2019/01/video-proof-rkelly-knew-age-aaliyah/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> which included running a violent cult, wherein he held teenage individuals hostage in exchange for sexual favors.<ref name=":0" /> Kelly continued to release music for RCA through 2018, when pressure from the [[Mute R. Kelly]] campaign mounted against him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farley |first=Rebecca |title=#MuteRKelly Got Live & Personal At A Rally In New York City |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/221925/r-kelly-color-of-change-rally-nyc-rca-records |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en}}</ref> In January 2019, following the broadcast of [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s documentary ''[[Surviving R. Kelly]]'', his contract was terminated by RCA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Constance |date=2019-01-18 |title=R. Kelly's music label has reportedly dropped him |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/1/18/18188618/r-kelly-sony-music-rca-records-dropped-mute |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RCA Records Cuts Ties With R. Kelly Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations |url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/01/23/r-kelly-sexual-abuse-allegations |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.wbur.org |date=January 23, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>