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NANCY SINATRA  (USA)28 August 2002 Nancy Sinatra interviewed by Freemuse/Lars Jørgensen at Skanderborg Festival, Denmark, 9th of August 2002. Part I Nancy Sinatra, are you aware of any cases of music censorship? Part II Should there be any limitations of musical expression? Part III Do you have any personal experiences with censorship? Visit Nancy Sinatra's official website Related reading: Nancy Sinatra Video interview with Nancy Sinatra 28 August 2002 Explicit Lyrics & Parental Advisory Tipper Gore, the PMRC, and the infamous black-and-white logo: Background material and news articles 01 February 2004 Prince Says He Wants Less Explicit Lyrics "I have a responsibility to (young fans) to perform in a manner that I would like my children to be performed in front of" 16 July 2004 USA: Banned music showcased in concert series in New York A concert with the exiled Pakistani singer Haroon Bacha on 9 December 2009 marks the start of 'Impossible Music Sessions' in New York showcasing banned music 09 December 2009 USA: City council discusses ban on hip-hop A councilman in Fort Myers, Florida, is seeking to have hip-hop music banned at the Harborside Events Center and other venues in Fort Myers 05 October 2009 USA / Jamiaca: Buju Banton has US tour canceled by promoters US concert promoters canceled shows by Buju Banton after protests from gay rights advocacy organisations over the singer's homophobic song lyrics 07 September 2009 USA: American pop singer pressured to rerecord song When American pop singer Britney Spears' hit song 'If U Seek Amy' risked censorship on radio stations because of a double entendre in the chorus, she rerecorded the song 15 April 2009 Pakistan/USA: Salman Ahmad: Obama should listen to Pakistani artists As the Taliban silence music in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan, Freemuse ambassador Salman Ahmad denounces the Pakistani peace accord with the Taliban 13 March 2009 Iraq / USA: Interview with exiled oud player Interview with Iraqi oud player and composer Rahim AlHaj - a former political prisoner of Saddam Hussein who escaped Iraq and relocated to the US, New Mexico, in 2000 26 November 2008 USA: Opera composer says he is 'blacklisted' by US authorities Composer John Adams told BBC he is now 'blacklisted' and followed by US security forces because he wrote the controversial opera 'The Death of Klinghoffer' 23 October 2008