via instagram.com/ladygagaMusic / NewsMusic / NewsLady Gaga is re-releasing Artpop – this time, without R. KellyPre-orders for the 2013 album on CD and vinyl do not include the track ‘Do What U Want (With My Body)’, a collaboration between Gaga and KellyShareLink copied ✔️October 15, 2019October 15, 2019TextSelim Bulut Lady Gaga is releasing new, physical editions of her 2013 album, Artpop - this time, without R. Kelly. Earlier this year the pop singer apologised for collaborating with the R&B singer on the Artpop track “Do What U Want (With My Body)” in light of the numerous sexual assault allegations made against him. She also deleted the track from the album on streaming services. Now, Artpop has been made available for pre-order on CD and vinyl without the track, as The Independent reports. “My intention was to create something extremely defiant and provocative because I was angry and still hadn’t processed the trauma that had occurred in my own life,” she said at the time. “The song is called ‘Do What U Want (With My Body)’, I think it’s clear how explicitly twisted my thinking was at the time.” “If I could go back and have a talk with my younger self I’d tell her to go through the therapy I have since then, so that I could understand the confused post-traumatic state that I was in – or if therapy was not available to me or anyone in my situation – to seek help, and speak as openly and honestly as possible about what we’ve been through.” Gaga previously performed the track live with Christina Aguilera instead of R. Kelly – the fans deserve that version instead. R. Kelly is currently awaiting trial for 13 federal sex trafficking charges. I stand by anyone who has ever been the victim of sexual assault: pic.twitter.com/67sz4WpV3i— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 10, 2019Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREHow Bad Bunny became a political iconXG: The Japanese ‘X-pop’ group who want to change historyThe North FaceWhat went down at The North Face’s Red Box event with Loyle Carner Inside Johnnie Walker’s Sabrina Carpenter-inspired Grammys weekendIn pictures: Taiwan’s spiritual temple ravesListen to Sissy Misfit’s essential afters playlistAddison Rae, KATSEYE and more attend Spotify’s pre-Grammys bashICE Out, the Grammys, and the fight for cultural power in the USGrammys 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s awardsThe only tracks you need to hear from January 2026This new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy