R Kelly Tickets : Kelly Is Presently Working On His Memoirs Entitled "soulacoaster"

Robert Sylvester Kelly better known by his stage name R. Kelly or Kells, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, arranger, performer and record producer. He is the self-proclaimed King of R&B.

Debuting in 1992 with the group Public Announcement, Kelly went solo in 1993 with the album 12 Play. He is known for a collection of major hit singles 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", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet".

Kelly has written, produced and remixed songs for artists such as Ron Isley, The Isley Brothers, Charlie Wilson, Gladys Knight, The Winans, Quincy Jones, K-Ci & JoJo, Changing Faces, Luther Vandross, Hi-Five, Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson, Kelly Price, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Sparkle, and Tamia among others.

Kelly performed the inspirational song "Sign of a Victory" at the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on June 11, 2010.On July 13, 2010, a song called "Tongues" surfaced, reportedly the lead single from Kelly's upcoming album Zodiac. The song is produced by Bangladesh and features Ludacris.The first single from Love Letter is called "When a Woman Loves". The music video for the song was released in August 2010.

In an interview in the September 2010 issue of XXL Magazine, Kelly mentioned that he is currently working on three new albums entitled Zodiac, Love Letter and Epic.On September 13, 2010, Kelly released one of his three new albums, Epic. A collection of Kelly's most "epic" ballads, including five new songs; the compilation was only released in Europe.Kelly was recently named the # 1 R&B artist of the last 25 years by Billboard.

Kelly collaborated with several African musicians forming a supergroup known as One8. The group features 2Face from Nigeria, Alikiba from Tanzania, Congolese singer Fally Ipupa, 4X4 from Ghana, hip-hop artist Movaizhaleine from Gabon, Zambia's JK, Ugandan hip-hop star Navio and Kenya's Amani - the only female in the group. The first release from the group is "Hands Across the World" written and produced by Kelly.

Kelly is presently working on his memoirs entitled "Soulacoaster" that will be released in the fall of 2011. The book is said to be an intimate look at the events of his life and shed some light on how he dealt with life shaping events like the child molestation charges and being blacklisted by several urban radio stations.

Kelly's next album Love Letter was released on Dec 14, 2010 worldwide. The album includes 15 songs, the latter being a bonus track which is a cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone," which was written and produced by Kelly as well. The next single, "Love Letter" and " A Love Letter Christmas," the Christmas remix to "Love Letter," were released as singles on Nov 22, 2010.

The first single "When A Woman Loves" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. In promotion of "Love Letter" he performed at the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards and on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. All songs on the album were written & produced by Kelly.