R. Kelly at the Nokia

MUSIC

Some of us love the lusty, batty R. Kelly whose come-ons could make Prince blush. But his latest album, “Love Letter,” isn’t that record. Instead, it’s steeped in vintage Stax and Motown. “When a Woman Loves” gracefully nods to Otis Redding’s “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” while giving Kells a smoky, tempered backdrop to tap decades of undeserving-man ballads. Wait for the pleading a cappella bridge, which goes on three times as long as it needs to — and it scorches. Nokia Theatre, 777 Chick Hearn Court, L.A. 7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. $49.50-$119.50. nokiatheatre.com.