We show that a general class of singular K\"ahler metrics with Ricci curvature bounded below define K\"ahler currents. In particular the result applies to singular K\"ahler-Einstein metrics on klt pairs, and an analogous result holds for K\"ahler-Ricci solitons. In addition we show that if a singular K\"ahler-Einstein metric can be approximated by smooth metrics on a resolution whose Ricci curvature has negative part that is bounded uniformly in $L^p$ for $p > \frac{ 2n-1}{ n}$, then the metric defines an RCD space.
Categories: math.DG