This is what happens when freedom of speech meets public decency. A Florida teen was arrested for singing the rap lyrics to a Lil Boosie song in public. Now, Lil Boosie will get a boost in popularity because of this and yes, this blog post is helping in this endeavor. The Florida teen, a 19-year-old [...]
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The UK’s BBC is still banning lyrics that should not be banned. Apparently, someone at the BBC has a stick up their butt about the word “faggot” in a Pogues song. Radio 1 disc jockeys were ordered to censor a line in the hit song “Fairytale of New York” sung by the Pogues late great [...]
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Tennessee’s State Senate did an about face in honoring Justin Timberlake as the measure has been tabled for the time being. State Senator Ophelia Ford, D-Memphis introduced the resolution honoring Timberlake for his contribution to the music industry and the state of Tennessee. State Senator Raymond Finney, R-Maryville then nixed the resolution, objecting to some [...]
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Since I’ve just gotten through posting the last 2 blog entries about banned lyrics and censorship, I thought it only appropriate to post one more entry to complete the trifecta. Freemuse pronounced March 3 as 2007 Music Freedom Day, a day to recognize censorship of musical artists the world over. This day provoked much discussion [...]
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New York City’s city councilors have voted unanimously to ban the “N” word. The move is aimed at attacking racism in rap lyrics and music videos. The ban is only a symbolic one, however, as there is no penalty for those who do choose to use the word. This does bring to mind, how a [...]
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The Israeli band, Teapacks may have their music lyrics banned in the upcoming 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Apparently, one of the Finnish organizers, Kjell Ekholm objected to some of the lyrics saying that they referred to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and that political lyrics were not allowed in the competition. According to Teapacks, however, [...]
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