R. Kelly defines "accomplished": songwriter, vocal talent, producer, performer. He has written and produced for greats like Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Kelly Price, Toni Braxton, Mary J Blige, and Luther Vandross. R. Kelly has also won countless Grammy Awards, sold multi-platinum albums across the globe, and performed sell-out tours wherever he performs.

trial update 2008: R. Kelly's court records have long remained confidential and sealed, due to crafty work by his experienced attorneys. However, one Chicago radio station is now trying to reverse that fate. Will all of the behind-closed-doors R. Kelly underage sex tape trial transcripts finally be released? Read the scoop here. R. Kelly's trial is on schedule to finally begin May 9 - a new prosecution witness has been announced, who will testify that she had a threesome with R. Kelly and the underage girl in question.