Music is a form of art that helps to share a certain thought in a different way and an artist has complete liberty to create whatever they want to. But not everyone takes all things in the same way. That is why a lot of artists have faced many difficulties in their careers. Some country also takes legal action and bans the artist whether from entering the country or releasing any creation to the country. A lot of artists are banned in different parts of the world. Here are the top 10 artists who are banned in various countries-
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Beyonce:
Beyonce, the profound artist has been banned in Malaysia due to a problem. The artist was about to perform in a concert but the authority asked her to cover up from head to toe, and change the lyrics and some parts of the choreography. That is why she canceled the show which led her to get banned in the country.
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Jay Z:
The widely famous rapper Jay Z has been banned in China because his songs have many disturbing lyrics according to the government of the country. The Ministry of Culture said that they have ‘decided to protect the city’s hip-hop fans from nasty lyrics about pimps, guns and drugs’. For this reason, he has faced such consequences.
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Akon:
This rapper has been banned from entering the country or releasing any of his creations in Sri Lanka. This is the consequence of him violating a very sensitive topic. In one of his music videos, the artist has been seen doing an unpleasant activity in front of the statue of Lord Buddha. This incident affected him severely and banned him from the country.
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Snoop Dogg:
The famous rapper of the United States Snoop Dogg is banned from entering Norway. He has been caught trying to carry eight grams of drugs. He was at the Kjevik Airport going to a music festival when the security found out what he was carrying with him. After that, the artist was completely banned from the country.
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Madonna:
The pop icon Madonna has been banned in from entering Egypt. The government of the country took such decision because at that time she visited Israel. That is why the parliament ordered that she cannot enter the country. She is not the only artist who has been banned in an African country; Elton John was also expelled from the country.
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The Beatles:
The Beatles, the rock band is expelled from the Philippines. This band was loved by everyone from all around the world, which is why a situation like this has stunned everyone. This band somehow ignored the country’s First Lady and this has become a very big issue in the country. Even all the locals have been very much disgusted after the whole scenario and were forced to refund all the concert fees. After that, they are never invited back to the country for any kind of performance.
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Selena Gomez:
Selena Gomez, the international pop artist has been banned in China since the year 2014. She got banned after her posing with Dalai Lama went viral on the internet. The Chinese government didn’t take this in a good way. The country’s government didn’t cancel all of her shown at that time but eventually banned her from performing in any other shows. Currently, she is banned from performing in the country for the longest period of time.
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Katy Perry:
The American singer-performer Katy Perry has been banned in China after an incident. During her concert, the artist wore the Taiwanese flag during the show and that became a big issue for everyone. She was wearing a sunflower dress on her Prism tour and in China it stands for the Sunflower Student Movement. It is a very big movement in the country and that is why the artist has been banned in the country. For this reason, she couldn’t perform at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai.
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Bob Dylan:
The profound artist Bob Dylan is banned in China. He is not allowed to perform or enter the country. Due to cultural misunderstanding, he canceled his performances in Beijing and Shanghai. In that performance, there were songs that are about social protest and revolution. For these kinds of significant reasons the country completely banned him. These two cancellations have affected majorly his ‘Never Ending Tour’ in Southern Asia. He used to perform nearly 100 concerts every year in this part of Asia. This has made an impact severely on his career.
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Amy Winehouse:
Amy Winehouse, the British singer has been banned from entering the United States. She got arrested in Norway for carrying drugs with her and after that, she was completely banned from entering the U.S. For this reason, she couldn’t even attend the Grammy Awards. She was also about to perform in the show but couldn’t do that instead she performed live with a satellite link. This artist has also won five Grammy Awards but couldn’t receive them.
These are the top 10 global artists who got banned in some specific part of the world for various reasons.
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