R. Kelly Performs At World Cup Opening Ceremony

R. Kelly hit the stage at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa recently. The R&B veteran performed a new song entitled ‘Sign of Victory’ alongside the Soweto Spiritual Singers. Check out the performance below:

Songs like this are what separate R. Kelly from many of his younger counterparts who can’t seem to sing about anything except love, sex and relationships. He is truly a profound artist who can craft songs encompassing a wide range of emotions; inspiring listeners across the spectrum. While there have been many pretenders who have attempted to claim the title of the ‘King of R&B’, it is important to remember that it takes a lot more than 1 gold-certified album and 1 top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 to be called the greatest. Recognise.

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  1. Kyus93 June 11, 2010

    How ironic the peado performing beside spiritual singers. more blasphemous than the Alejandro video

    & not surprising your TGJ would support him, this site loves to support disgusting men who do terrible stuff *ahem* Fist Brown

  2. ADE June 11, 2010

    LMAO @KYUS93!
    But Trey Songz better take note, he ain’t got s*** on R Kelly!

  3. Thank God! June 11, 2010

    We lost Michael, but thank God we still have R. Kelly. So happy to see him on the world stage again.

  4. Nikki June 11, 2010

    Kellz is a legend point blank period…

  5. nana yaw boateng June 11, 2010

    @ KYUS93,shut up!!have u catch him messing around with ur daughter or younger sister?Comment on the performance.if u don’t have anythin sensible to say,shut up and go get some d*** stuck in ur mouth and get busy wit it.
    comment on the performance.is like u haven’t sin b4!!!

  6. koko June 11, 2010

    I was wondering if he was going to perform his song. Chi-Town stand up!!!!!! Kels can still make beautiful music.

  7. koko June 11, 2010

    I agree the younger singers should take note because your’e a REAL SAANNGGGGGGERRRRR when you can carry notes and be heard in a stadium that large. We got alot of studio singers out right now that you can barely hear in a small room full of people.

  8. MIss Lala June 11, 2010

    Great song!
    Cant deny R.Kellys music, but I cant support a man that would and could use his popularity to sleep with little girls. NASTY!
    @Nana Yaw Boateng, glad you feel comfortable standing up for someone who likes to have s** with underage girls, then urinate on them.

  9. Kyus93 June 11, 2010

    @nana yaw boateng

    I’ve never peed on a little girl & had s** with her though have I? *waits* *clips toenails*

  10. DANBOFFICIALL (AALIYAH/RIHANNA/XTINA) STAN) June 11, 2010

    oh well least he didint p*** on anyone………….makes a change…….

  11. Yours Truly June 11, 2010

    YASSS Trent this is my fav post you have ever done….Kellz is a legend point blank period!

  12. Miss Bee June 11, 2010

    Great to see REAL talent singing for a change.. Despite his past offensive whether true or not, done of us were there… You can not dispute that the man can sing and produce some great songs… So well done Kelly… Glad too see him back on stage.. And I bet he can still sell out concerts regardless of his past…… Enjoy the games everyone..x

  13. crick June 11, 2010

    if u dnt support r.kelly den why u click on the link & comment in da 1st place? u jus came 2 hate point blank period….r.kelly is the greatest r&b singer of all time regardless if u like him or not thats not goin to change he may have done those things bt he had a trial & won but great music is great music no matter who sang the song

  14. jonstrax June 11, 2010

    GOOD FOR HIM AND YESS TREY NEEDS TO TAKE NOTE CUS TO ME GOING GOLD IS STILL A FLOP SO HE HAS A LONG WAY TO GO

    CHECK OUT MY NEW ENTERTAINMENT SITE >>> http://WWW.FRESHURBANENT.CO.UK

  15. Kyus93 June 11, 2010

    Trey’s album has outsold R. Kelly’s latest album

  16. 2010 WORLD CUP ON AFRICAN SOIL June 11, 2010

    R. kelly is a LEGEND! PERIOD AND HE KILLED IT! damn WISH I WAS THERE

  17. Keesha June 11, 2010

    I agree with what Trent said. R. Kelly is truely a legend, despite his choices in the past. I didn’t see the interview that TGJ did with Trey Songz, but from the comments, it really did seem as if he was acting cocky with the success of his lastest album. I hope Trey had a change of heart or isn’t really cocky, but he still can’t touch R. Kelly. Neither can Chris Brown, and I am a huge fan of Chris. Also, I would like to add that I don’t understand how someone could ever think that their opinions could ever be taken seriously if they can’t even say or type a person’s name. It’s Chris Brown, not “Fist.” It shows maturity when you can state your opinion, and still be able to say their name, even if you don’t like them.

  18. DizzyGuy1985 June 11, 2010

    @ KYU93. R.Kelly has always been talented. But the reality is that his lyrics are soo sexual just like Trey Songz. He was acquitted. I am not the one to judge him and neither should you.

    I know you think your perfect. But the fact is that you’ve probably done some f***** up s*** in your life. If you were never forgiven for what you did…where would you be?

    Your just a dumb f*** posting s*** online because your depressed and have no friends.

  19. FUTURESTARdelux June 11, 2010

    Supprise Supprise trent licking the ass of a child mollester that pisses on them when he;s done…. smh
    Nobody mention MJ in the same santence (looking at you @THANK GOD!) we all know MJ was framed, he was an innocent that loved to help children not video himself f****** and then pissing on them like R Kelly….. sad, sad, sad. 🙁

    XTINA -{BIONIC}- IN STORES & AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW!!! 🙂

  20. GangsterA June 12, 2010

    TREY SONGZ take notes pepole sing aout other stuff than do me i will do you youre ass nice and that crap r.kelly did great love this peformance

  21. Truthfully June 12, 2010

    R kelly is a legend…trey songz is a wannabe if one idiot believes his better whocares….u clearly only support flops and dont know true talent when u see it. e.g alexandra.

  22. Brandee June 12, 2010

    @KYUS93
    SMH… You talk about about Blasphemy but you need to step back and check yourself… SMH… People I tell ya…

    Maybe you should read Matthew 7:1-5, John 8:7, etc… SMH

  23. JonathanGardnerTV June 12, 2010

    WHAAAATTT?? He is g r e a t B U T !!! (and I am no Chris Brown fan)…how come R KELLY CAN HAVE S** WITH AN UNDERAGE GIRL ON VIDEO (AND P*** ON HER), LEAVE THE COURTROOM FREE AND EVERYONE WELCOMES HIM BACK WITH OPEN ARMS!!! YET CHRIS BROWN BEATS RIHANNA (also a C R I M I N A L O F F E N C E ) and he is still getting blackballed y e t R. Kelly is singing at the biggest sport event in the world!! SMH!!!!

    http://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/JONATHANGARDNERTV

  24. JonathanGardnerTV June 12, 2010

    @CRICK “r.kelly is the greatest r&b singer of all time”

    ROFL LMFAOOOO did you really just put that? HAHAHA, MARVIN GAYE could SING R KELLY INTO A COMA WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING!! Oh, Stevie Wonder too 😛

    http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_rb-vocalists-ma.html – look on that list Kellz is at #87 of Best R&B (that means there are 86 better than him)

    Not hating, but all he be singing about nowadays is S**, S**, S**, I could barely make it through his latest album (though Crazy Night and Echo are GREAT songs)…no diversity anymore :\

  25. GinaD June 12, 2010

    Great song and performance. Very fitting for the world stage. Congrats to one of the great artists of our time.

  26. BENJAMIN June 12, 2010

    Not quite sure if this was a live sing, but overall, a moving performance.

  27. Alex hanna June 12, 2010

    Look here the world need haters like the ones who are hating on the Chicago Blackhawks winning the cup; The world need haters to hate on the Boston Celtics because the Celtics has a better history than the Lakers and is the first NBA team made in the NBA; The world need haters because they cannot do it like R Kelly.

    Trey Songz went gold and Kmichelle blasted him on her mix tape; R Kelly wrote his own songs and written and produced Sign of a victory by himself and went out on into the Worlds TV & Radio waves in the Worlds number 1 sport to end Apartheid & Global Warming & Hunger & A*** relief, The song was Crowned as the number 1 Theme song for the games for Tutu & Mandela’s approval at King!

    R Kelly continues to rein supreme, by the way h** or punk f*****, R Kelly sold four million units in europe alone without US promotion, And to top that off he even made $750,000 in Uganda for a performance of 45 minutes time; his Untitled album dropped to 63 on the top 200 billboard and climb over the top 50!

    Guess what is climbing up to top ten certified platinum plus!

    Ops! Trey emptied all his clips on his album Ready releasing all his singles going gold and his album can’t climb anymore becuase of promotional releases, now he is trying to promote his mix tape to sell untis! hahahah

    R Kelly King of R&B and Carrying Michael Jacksons Mantra and pop throne till the day he dies

  28. Lisa June 12, 2010

    Yes R Kelly is consistent. His music and undeniable testament to his great success after all these year and everything Robert has been through all the b******* HATERS who just won’t GO AWAY!!! R Kelly still has the talent and great sound that still classifies him as the KING of R&B R Kelly an original artist. R Kelly is the last of truly great ones. No has come along yet to replace him.

  29. Alex hanna June 12, 2010

    Today has tursted lord with my soul and feel how one loses his mother and dedicated to only one woman; I did and my dreams has come true my love Veronica Mohr my spiritual soul mate; Strongest force in the universe man!
    Up there in Heaven I know that I’ve dedicated my life!

    I’m dedicated, this and she is the only one for me.

  30. likeCAESAR June 12, 2010

    Yall can say I’m hating or whatever, but I saw that tape and I believed it was him and I was completely disgusted. I can never listen to his music or look at him the same and I used to love his music. I think he is talented, but I do believe that he is a p********, therefore I cannot ever buy another one of his albums no matter how bad I want to. Seems like he used his fame and money to “woo” underage girls, which makes it even worse because I indirectly contributed to it. I came to this post because I genuiely wanted to see his performance because I know it was probably good but I abstained. I just can’t f*** with R. Kelly… #thatisall

  31. exposed June 12, 2010

    STILL HAS A GOOD VOICE.. SONG IS BORING AS F***.

  32. ELLA June 12, 2010

    @ ALEX HANNA
    @LISA
    R . KELLY IS TALENTED BUT HE DOESN’T DESERVE THE TITLE “KING OF R&B”
    STEVIE WONDER AND MARVIN GAYE’S MUSIC CATALOG SHITS ALL OVER HIS MUSIC ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT R. KELLY ISN’T REALLY ORIGINAL. HE STOLE A LOT OF HIS STYLE FROM AARON HALL. ANYBODY WHO SINGS SONGS LIKE “YOU REMIND ME OF MY JEEP” “HALF ON A BABY”& “FEELIN ON YA BOOTY” IS QUESTIONABLE IN TERMS OF SUBSTANCE #KANYESHRUG

  33. Alex hanna June 12, 2010

    See haters comment on something they do not know about! 12Play was word is born, But Born into the 90’s and rocked in all of 2000’s. Best song written is Sign of a victory! And his jams with Biggie! Poppa do this, Poppa doing that! Hmm be happy!

    Chocolate Factory sold 10 million; Reloaded sold 6Million;
    Doggy Stand down because you & Trey don’t have a bark in you!
    Know run Tell Dat!

    Be Happy because the Mantra is All R Kelly and the World will see him live and on stage! Michael Jackson’s choice to Inherited the top Music Throne! America saw him located all the Airwave/Internet all day!

    Number one hit written song today; Trey can’t write one song for himself with Kevin Liles!

  34. Alex hanna June 12, 2010

    Stats do not lie, so why do you same people hate real stats & status quo! This Mega-Superstar has risen the people from South Africa and across the United States of America plus Mexico! R Kelly is mucho and top amigo!
    Number 1 for all time.

  35. LISABELLE June 12, 2010

    @ALEX HANNA

    Nobody is “inheriting” Michael Jackson’s throne.

    MJ= THE KING OF POP FOREVER
    MADONNA= THE QUEEN OF POP FOREVER
    ELVIS PRESLEY= THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL FOREVER
    THE BEATLES= THE GREATEST BAND IN MUSIC HISTORY

  36. Alex hanna June 12, 2010

    R&B Top R Kelly, who’s Written for such top piers with the likes of Kellz?
    Luther Vandross; Mike; Ron A.K.A. Mr. Biggs; Celine Dion? I can fly? The list goes on and on to the break”a” Dawn

  37. Alex hanna June 12, 2010

    Tremaine cannot step foot in Africa because he disrespected R Kelly and when he hit the Europe tour R Kelly will become more thank you will ever know as the best Artist!
    Nobody is spitting & writing like him and all by himself?
    Cop[rights and demos are his! Trey got ripped off by allowing people to write for him and going gold, his measly 600,000 units become minute or moot.

    Sound of a Victory will gross more than Trey’s whole album of singles and catalog!
    Actually R Kelly’s catalog craps all over Tremaine over and over into diapers!

  38. Alex hanna June 12, 2010

    You saved me the best gospel song also from R Kelly

  39. jaz June 12, 2010

    this was beautiful

  40. ciara sexiest woman alive June 12, 2010

    glad to see Kels back on world stage

  41. HATING IS A TERRIBLE THING June 12, 2010

    THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SITE ON THE PLANTET. COME ON GUYS DID U REALLY THINK TRENT WOULD NOT SUPPORT HIM. I MEAN REALLY ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BEAT SOMEONES ASS OR P*** ON THEM THEN THIS SITE WILL SUPPORT U. I MEAN HELL THE VICTIMS OF THESE CRIMES MUST HAVE PROVOKED IT. THATS WHY WE HATE THEM BECAUSE THEY RAN INTO THEIR SOMEONES FIST OR THEY WERE OLD ENOUGH TO CONSENT TO S** WITH A FORTY YEAR OLD. I GONNA STEP THE NAME OF LOVE FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOK AT YOUR FAVORITE STARS WITH ROSE COLORED GLASSES.
    U CANNOT MAKE RIGHT WRONG AND U CANNOT CALL PEOPLE HATER BECAUSE THE POINT OUT WHAT IS CLEAR TO PEOPLE WITH A BRAIN

    LOVE YALL
    SMDA/LMAO

  42. Geronimo Deuces June 14, 2010

    WoW – this was a moving performance, my dude still has it. Its funny I came back here after downloading his song with Chris brown and tyrese otherwise i wouldnt have, its because of chris.

    Go chris go

  43. Geronimo Deuces June 14, 2010

    this is exactly what i would call a world cup anthem.

    go r kelly go

  44. slash August 20, 2010

    @ Kyus93 and where did u hear that?stop foolin urself and get ur facts right.

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