R Kelly’s music royalties have raked in about $500,000 as the singer who is indebted, can now settle his restitution to his victims, TMZ reports.
According to documents, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, a judge signed an order garnishing the R Kelly’s music royalties, as it was discovered Universal Music Group is holding a bunch of his royalties.
So, the company will now cut a check to cover Kelly’s restitution bill.
The order says Kelly’s outstanding restitution balance is $506,950.26, and UMG just so happens to be sitting on 567,444.19 of his royalties, more than enough to settle the debt, according to TMZ.
The singer is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for various sex crimes.
Although his back catalog apparently still generates plenty of money, Kelly hasn’t had as much success with music recently.
Some of his new music leaked back in December before it was swiftly removed and he was dropped from RCA and Sony music imprints back in 2020 ahead of the trial.