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NEWS28 January 2003 Killer "acted out" Eminem song A teenager who acted out the brutal lyrics of a song by controversial rapper Eminem has been jailed for life. Story from BBC Related reading USA: Controversial lyrics lead to concert cancellation British punk rock band Gallows were removed from the bill of The House Of Blues in California due to offence taken to their lyrics by the owner of the venue, the Disney Company 29 January 2008 Jamaica / USA: Boundaries of freedom of musical expression examined The boundaries of free speech in today's popular music culture are to be examined in a tv programme recorded in New York, USA, on 7 February 2008 22 January 2008 USA: Lebanese musician denied use of theatre Marcel Khalife often speaks for reconciliation, resulting in bans in the Middle East. Ironically one of his concerts was rejected in the US, accused of being "unbalanced". 14 October 2007 USA: Disney criticised for stopping heavy metal concerts Why has the heavy metal genre now been labeled “inflammatory” and their fans “undesirable? at House of Blues venues in Anaheim and Orlando? 11 October 2007 USA: Gangsta rap condemned by local police The police in Colorado Springs publicly condemned the music genre gangsta rap in a news release after a killing in July 2007, writes The New York Times 05 September 2007 USA: Music tv channel bleeps the word ‘suicidal’ The American rapper Sean Kingston was afraid to feel suicidally heartbroken. But MTV and some radio stations have chosen less dramatic versions of the summer hit. 28 August 2007 USA: The US rock group Pearl Jam’s anti-Bush statement censored on webcast Parts of a Pearl Jam live concert webcast was left out by the main sponsor AT&T. When the lead singer sang “George Bush, leave this world alone” transmission was interrupted 15 August 2007 USA: Printing plant refused to print 'satanic' album cover A forthcoming death metal album from Akercocke has caused uproar amongst religious groups in Ireland and USA. A US printing plant has refused to print 'satanic' material 16 May 2007 USA: Folk singer Joan Baez 'disinvited' by army officials American folk singer Joan Baez was forbidden to participate in John Mellencamp’s concert at Walter Reed Hospital where he performed for wounded troops on 27 April 2007 03 May 2007 USA: Grammy awards to blacklist songs containing the n-word New York's City Council has asked The Recording Academy, home of the Grammys, not to nominate musicians for Grammy awards if they use the word 'nigger' in their lyrics 01 March 2007