Mobo awards may drop homophobic artists
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The chief executive of Britain&#39;s Music of Black Origin awards has promised to ask voters whether to drop homophobic artists from September&#39;s ceremony.
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Jamaican dancehall singer Buju Banton has been banned from playing a concert in Manchester, in the United Kingdom after protests over his alleged homophobic lyrics.
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The first city-wide boycott of reggae and rap albums with "anti-gay" lyrics is to be considered in Brighton.
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A poster claiming that gay people want to "abolish the family" is criticised by the advertising watchdog.
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British public broadcaster BBC's Radio 1  program has cut out the word "faggot" from an old Christmas hit  in a move the mother of the song's late performer branded  "ridiculous."
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If the folks behind the American Music Awards are trying to   reverse the perception of being the most predictable award show out   there, well, they aren't doing themselves any favors with this year's   list of nominees.
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JAMELIA swept the board at last nightâs (September 30) MOBO awards along with US hip-hop star KANYE WEST. Both were the winners of three nominated categories at the ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall in London.
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The cable net dropped the controversial Jamaican dancehall star from a pre-Video Music Awards concert in Miami this weekend after coming under fire from gay-rights groups.
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An award show isn&#39;t really an award show without some sort of unscheduled controversy, is it? This year&#39;s Vibe Awards had its fair share yesterday (November 15) as one person got stabbed during a fight near
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Beyonce leads the race for this year's  MOBO awards, to be held on Wednesday, closely followed by "Put  Your Records On" UK newcomer Corinne Bailey Rae.
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The striking Hollywood writers guild likely will bar its members from working on next month's Grammys telecast, a union spokesman said Tuesday.
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Corinne Bailey Rae and Beyonce Knowles lead the winners at the UK's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards.
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Controversy has been the lifeblood of Britain's top award for modern art, and this year is no different: One nominee is too sensitive to display in full.
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A prominent gay rights group in Britain is stepping up its campaign against what it views as homophobic lyrics by a number of reggae acts.
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MIAMI - Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.    MTV pulled the Jamaican singer from the roster Tuesday after South Florida gay activists announced plans to protest Saturday's concert in Miami over some of his past lyrics, including "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays" and "Queers must be killed."  "We don't want anything to overshadow what will be a great weekend of music events for South Floridians," MTV spokeswoman Marnie Black said Wednesday...
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A gay bar has won the right to turn away heterosexuals and even lesbians to provide a non-threatening atmosphere for the men partying inside.
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Gay rights campaigners want police to ban a controversial Jamaican reggae artist from appearing in Britain today after the suspected &quot;gay bashing&quot; murder of a London barman.