Malaysia to set new rules for international acts
The fresh guidelines follow complaints from a political party, which claims concerts by overseas artists encourage hedonism
News By James Hanley | 12 September 2022
The Malaysian government is set to unveil new rules for international artists performing in the country. The move follows complaints from political party PAS Youth in the wake of a show by Billie Eilish at Kuala Lumpur’s National Stadium Bukit Jalil last month.
PAS said it would hold protests unless the government cancelled all upcoming shows featuring overseas artists – claiming such events encourage hedonism. It had previously called for a Selena Gomez concert to be banned in 2016…
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