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NEWS14 April 2003 "Rave Act" bill passed The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (also called the "RAVE Act"), which was attached to the AMBER Alert bill, passed both the House and Senate on April 10 Article from AlterNet Related reading USA: 'Crash into me, baby!' America’s implicit music censorship since September 11. Read the chapter from 'Shoot the Singer!', by Eric Nuzum on how the September 11 terror attacks have affected freedom of musical expression 03 June 2004 USA: New fines proposed in indecency bills The bills would give the Federal Communications Commission the authority to fine recording artists, air talent and other individuals up to $500,000 for knowingly uttering indecent language on radio and TV 14 March 2004 "Rave Act" bill passed The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (also called the "RAVE Act"), which was attached to the AMBER Alert bill, passed both the House and Senate on April 10 14 April 2003 USA: What if they gave a culture war and nobody came? Extensive article on the history of music censorship in the U.S., detailing the occasions when judicial and legislative authorities have focused attention on popular music as expression 28 January 2003 Return of the "Rave Act" Proposed US law can shut down raves 21 January 2003 USA: Government Arbiter or Catalyst for the Arts? Historical perspective on government funding for the arts. Article. 05 November 2002 USA: Controversy over album cover with photo of World Trade Center attack The cover of Steve Reich’s new album ‘WTC 9/11’ stirred up such controversy that he asked the publishing company, Nonesuch, to withdraw the image. Nonesuch complied 15 September 2011 USA: College bans national anthem because of too violent lyrics A 1,000-student college in Indiana State has banned ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at all sporting events because the national anthem’s lyrics are too violent and glorifying war 31 August 2011 USA: 'Footloose' - dance film about a town where rock music is banned The story of ‘Footloose’ follows the young dance maniac Ren McCormack, a boy who comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned 17 August 2011 USA: Jazz musician suspected as terrorist because of his Arabic name An American jazz pianist's Arabic-sounding name allegedly made US officials suspect a link between his payment for a performance in Europe and possible terrorist activities 27 June 2011 USA: Singer discriminated by anti-discrimination group Syrian-American musician Malek Jandali was disinvited from performing at an anti-discrimination convention because of a pro-freedom song he was due to perform 15 June 2011 UK / USA: ‘Offending’ album title covered with sticker The British rock band Arctic Monkeys’ new album is entitled ‘Suck It And See’ - a phrase which causes a stir in the US where major stores will cover the offending album title 06 June 2011 USA/Cuba: Impossible Music Session 4 - Not appearing: Escuadrón Patriota The 'Impossible Music Session' no 4 takes place on Friday 10 June 2011 at 8:00 PM in Pfizer Auditorium in Brooklyn, New York, USA 18 May 2011 USA: ‘In the face of adversity, the musician cannot sit idly by’ What is the role of the musician in a conflict zone? asked a New York-based magazine to four emerging musicians from areas of conflict 01 December 2010 USA: Radio station focuses on Freemuse CD and music censorship The Freemuse CD ‘Listen to the banned’ and discussions about the power of music, and music censorship, was in focus in a one-hour radio show on Wisconsin’s public radio 11 November 2010 Guinea-Bissau / USA: Rap artists threatened, appear on live video in New York Via a live video feed Baloberos Crew from Guinea-Bissau will give a virtual performance in New York on 30 June 2010: Impossible Music Session 2 09 June 2010 USA: Army rapper discharged after nine months imprisonment The imprisoned soldier, Iraq war veteran and hip-hip artist Marc Hall avoided a scheduled General Court Martial in Iraq for producing an angry anti-‘Stop-loss’ rap song 27 May 2010 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 / Jamaica: 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 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