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NEWS16 January 2004 Mariah Upsets Malaysian Muslims Malaysia's Muslim opposition party has called for Mariah Carey to be barred from performing in the country. From BBC; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3402201.stm Related reading Mariah upsets Malaysian Muslims Malaysia's Muslim opposition party has called for Mariah Carey to be barred from performing in the country 16 January 2004 Malaysia: Music and moral Radio stations in Malaysia have been told to submit scripts of live programmes before they are broadcast 22 January 2003 Malaysia: Muslims barred from hip-hop concert A concert in Malaysia on 25 September 2009 by the American hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas is only open to non-Muslims, by order from authorities 07 September 2009 Malaysia: American music performance banned from tv Officials in Malaysia apparently found the dance and costume of American superstar Madonna so provocative that they banned it from been shown on Malaysian television 13 February 2006 Malaysia: Norwegian rock band banned from performing Norwegian black metal band Mayhem was scheduled to give a performance in Malaysia’s capital, but following objections from members of the country's parliament, the concert has been banned. 10 February 2006 Malaysia: Islamic authority bans black metal On January 23, 2006, the highest Islamic authority in Malaysia placed a ban on black metal – the rock music variant dominated by distorted guitars and occult imagery 25 January 2006 Malaysia: Malay songs with English lyrics banned The government of Malaysia has banned songs that contain English lyrics from state-controlled radio and television stations 20 April 2004 Malaysia: In League With Satan? - The Malaysian Black Metal Ban A personal account by 'Ed On 45', the editor of The Devil On 45 Zine which is published in Ireland 23 September 2009 Malaysia: Two singers deemed "unacceptable to Islam" The youth wing of Malaysia's opposition Islamic party will stage a peaceful protest if the two singers Mas Idayu and Ella are not banned from a 6 July concert 17 June 2008 Malaysia: Singer banned for showing bare chest On 13 January 2008, singer Faizal Tahir courted controversy by removing his shirts to his bare chest and also his belt live on television 29 January 2008