Avril Lavigne's Malaysia Concert Is Back On, Singer Says
'Too Sexy' Or Not Concert has 'been approved by the government
and [I'm] gonna go put on a show and have fun,'
Lavigne tells MTV News.
Despite reports in recent days that Avril Lavigne's concert
in Malaysia had been blocked because of government fears
that the singer's image is "too sexy" — and subsequent reports
that it had either been canceled or postponed because it could
mar the country's independence day celebrations —
the singer told MTV News on Thursday (August 21) that it's going ahead.
"Well, I've actually been approved by the
government to play a show," she said.
"I've already sold 10,000 tickets there,
so I will be going to put on a concert for the fans.
"They tend to, you know, sometimes not want
Western artists in their country," she continued.
"I respect that, but at the same time, you know,
there's people that listen to music there and
want to see their idols and stuff, so it's all good:
been approved by the government and
[I'm] going to go put on a show and have fun."
Malaysia's Islamic opposition party, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party,
had been trying to cancel or postpone a Lavigne show scheduled
or the country's capital on August 29 saying her moves and
stage show were "too sexy." The party took offense with
the pop singer taking the stage and possibly promoting the wrong values
just days ahead of the country's ndependence day on August 31.
The flap over the Lavigne show wasn't the first time
the country's officials had looked negatively at a show
by a Western female pop singer. In the past, they forced Gwen Stefani
to cover up her world-famous belly, drove Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera
to neighboring shores to avoid a hassle and rang up several
thousand dollars in fines against a Pussycat Dolls
concert in 2006 for flouting decency rules.
All along, the promoter of the Lavigne concert, Galaxy Productions,
ad said that the show would not have any "negative elements."
Malaysia requires performers to be covered from chest to knees
and avoid clothes that feature obscene or drug-related images,
as well as eschewing any jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing onstage.
好样的。。有点“心yokyok”想去tim。。XD
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