Index on Censorship » Lady Gaga http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Sat, 18 May 2013 18:40:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » Lady Gaga http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Indonesia: Lady Gaga concert off after threats http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/indonesia-lady-gaga-concert-off-after-threats/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/indonesia-lady-gaga-concert-off-after-threats/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 09:35:08 +0000 Alice Purkiss http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=36839 Lady GaGa has been forced to cancel her Indonesian concert, as promoters claim the threats made against her were too serious for the show to go ahead. The Born This Way Ball, which was scheduled to take place on 3 June, has been at the centre of a campaign from Islamic hardliners, claiming the show could undermine the country’s [...]

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]]> forced to cancel her Indonesian concert, as promoters claim the threats made against her were too serious for the show to go ahead. The Born This Way Ball, which was scheduled to take place on 3 June, has been at the centre of a campaign from Islamic hardliners, claiming the show could undermine the country’s moral fibre. Promoters had suggested negotiations were taking place to tone down the gig, ensuring it could go ahead safely, but the pop diva’s management stated there would be no compromise to quiet the religious conservatives. GaGa tweeted an apology to her fans.

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]]> http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/indonesia-lady-gaga-concert-off-after-threats/feed/ 0 Indonesia: Lady Gaga gig banned http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/indonesia-lady-gaga-ban/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/indonesia-lady-gaga-ban/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:33:49 +0000 Alice Purkiss http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=36457 Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to play her sold-out concert in Indonesia following demonstrations from religious protesters. The permit for the Born This Way Ball, scheduled to take place on 3 June, was refused after Islamic hardliners, lawmakers and religious clerics spoke out against the pop star’s racy clothes and dance moves. Indonesian critics [...]

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]]> refused a permit to play her sold-out concert in Indonesia following demonstrations from religious protesters. The permit for the Born This Way Ball, scheduled to take place on 3 June, was refused after Islamic hardliners, lawmakers and religious clerics spoke out against the pop star’s racy clothes and dance moves. Indonesian critics have said that the nature of the show could undermine the country’s moral fibre. Lady Gaga’s promoters in Indonesia will fight for the performance to go ahead, despite threats that protesters will use physical force to prevent her getting off the plane.

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]]> http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/indonesia-lady-gaga-ban/feed/ 1 Malaysia: Lady Gaga song censored for gay reference http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2011/03/malaysia-lady-gaga-song-censored-for-gay-reference/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2011/03/malaysia-lady-gaga-song-censored-for-gay-reference/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:18:59 +0000 Mohammad Fakhar Zaman http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=21555 Radio broadcasters have censored lyrics to Lady Gaga’s song “Born This Way”  to avoid contravening the country’s strict decency laws. Broadcasters have distorted the line “no matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I’m on the right track, baby”.  AMP, one of the biggest private radio networks in Malaysia, said that lyrics had been censored [...]

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]]> censored lyrics to Lady Gaga’s song “Born This Way”  to avoid contravening the country’s strict decency laws. Broadcasters have distorted the line “no matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I’m on the right track, baby”.  AMP, one of the biggest private radio networks in Malaysia, said that lyrics had been censored as a precaution because they “may be considered as offensive when viewed against Malaysia’s social and religious observances”.

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