Beenie Man concerts cancelled over anti-gay lyrics
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TORONTO - Two upcoming Canadian concerts featuring Beenie Man, an internationally known dancehall artist whose past songs have included the lines &quot;come execute all the gays&quot; and &quot;queers must be killed,&quot; have been cancelled.
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Brief Organisers have pulled the plug on a forthcoming Kylie Minogue gig in Zagreb after complaints by the concert sponsor's employees.
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Sir Elton John has been forced to call off a second concert after losing his voice due to a throat infection.
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Barbra Streisand cancels her Rome gig next month, but denies protests over high ticket prices had any bearing.
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Ghana's government bans a conference for gay men and lesbians, saying it would offend Ghana's culture.
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The Van Halen concert scheduled for Sept. 12 at the Colonial Center in Columbia has been canceled. Refunds may be obtained where tickets were purchased.
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The Manic Street Preachers have rearranged two concerts they cancelled because singer James Dean Bradfield was ill.
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Keane cancel their North American tour to allow singer Tom Chaplin time to finish alcohol and drug treatment.
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A boss at BBC Radio reversed on Tuesday a decision to cut the word "faggot" from a Christmas hit after the mother of the singer branded the move "ridiculous".
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Rising UK hip-hop star MC Shystie has criticised rappers who write homophobic lyrics in their songs. The anti-gay content of a number of songs has come under the spotlight recently with protests by groups such as Outrage!
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A choir that planned to sing a list of complaints about life in Singapore cancelled its performances after the city-state banned its foreign members from singing, organisers said on Saturday.
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A reggae concert meant to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS is coming under fire from some black gay bloggers and activists who are incensed that the lineup includes two artists they consider to be anti-gay.
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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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Reggae stars using homophobic lyrics are stoking the spread of HIV, a UK minister is warning in the Caribbean. International Development Minister Gareth Thomas fears that discrimination against homosexuals is deterring people from being tested for HIV.
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is alleged to have cancelled shows after finding out fans threw pants at co-performer John Farnham.
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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 plug may be pulled on a London show by Beenie Man, the Jamaican dancehall and reggae star just booted from the MTV Video Music Awards show for his anti-gay lyrics.