R Kelly's I Believe I Can Fly wins three Grammys

25 February 1998: Number 37 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicR Kelly had already established himself as the face of lascivious R&B with 1994's Bump N' Grind, and while sexual obsession was never far from his mind, I Believe I Can Fly was an unabashed leap in the other direction. The song's sweeping strings and message of boundless hope provided an instant anthem for the American dream – as well as countless American Idol contestants – and Kelly wa...

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