List of songs banned in Malaysia
The following is a list of songs banned by Malaysia at one stage or another, considered unsuitable for broadcasting on its radio and television stations since year 2010 (though by no means this is a complete list). The censors are mostly done by Malaysian format radio network AMP Radio Networks (which controls popular radio stations such as Hitz.FM and Mix FM) and Astro Hitz (formerly known as Hitz.TV).
Songs being censored
The following list of songs and music videos banned by Malaysia since the year 2010.
Year |
Song Title |
Performer |
Reason for censoring |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Bad Romance |
Lady Gaga |
The word "[...]" is censored. The music video is released with the word censored on Astro.Hitz. |
2010 |
The Black Eyed PEAS |
The word "[...]" is censored. The music video is released with the word censored on Astro.Hitz. |
|
2010 |
Telephone |
Lady Gaga |
The song is passed by censor but the music video is banned in Malaysia due to some explicit content in the music video. |
2010 |
Not Afraid |
Eminem |
The foul language in the song is censored. The music video is released with the foul language censored on Astro.Hitz. |
2010 |
California Gurls |
Katy Perry |
The words "[...]" and "[...]" are censored during the airplay and the music video is banned in Malaysia due to some [...] content in the music video. |
2010 |
Love The Way You Lie |
Eminem ft. Rihanna |
The word "[...]" is censored and some of the scenes in the music video are censored. |
2010 |
Alejandro |
Lady Gaga |
The word "cigarette" is censored and the music video is banned in Malaysia due to some religious content in the music video. |
2010 |
Teenage Dream |
Katy Perry |
The song is passed with no censors but the music video is heavily censored due to the moderate [...] scenes in the music video. |
2010 |
We'll Be Alright |
Travie McCoy |
The word "[...]" is censored followed by the word censored in the music video. Besides, a scene shows the performer is showing his middle finger is censored in the music video. |
2010 |
Misery |
Maroon 5 |
The song is passed with no censors but some of the scenes in the music video are censored. |
2010 |
We R Who We R |
Ke$ha |
The word "Jesus" is censored during the airplay but the music video has its audio intact. |
2010 |
[...] You! |
Cee Lo Green |
An alternative clean version (Forget You) is used for both airplay and music video. |
2011 |
Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You) |
Enrique Iglesias |
An alternative clean version (Tonight I'm Lovin' You) is used for both airplay and music video. However, the official clean version of the music video is still heavily censored by Astro.Hitz. |
2011 |
I Just Had [...] |
The Lonely Island ft. Akon |
The song and the music video is banned in Malaysia. |
2011 |
Firework |
Katy Perry |
The song is passed by censor but a gay kissing scene is censored in the music video. |
2011 |
What the Hell |
Avril Lavigne |
The song is passed by censor but a scene shows the performer is showing his middle finger is censored in the music video. |
2011 |
Fuckin' Perfect |
Pink |
An alternative clean version (Perfect) is used for both airplay and music video. However, a scene shows a girl cuts herself is censored. |
2011 |
Born This Way |
Lady Gaga |
The line "no matter gay straight or bi, lesbian transgendered life" is removed from the song and replaced with the repetition of the words "no matter" for three times. The music video is banned in Malaysia. |
2011 |
E.T. |
Katy Perry |
The song is passed by censor but the buttocks of the E.T. showed in the music video is censored. |
2011 |
S&M |
Rihanna |
The song and the music video is banned in Malaysia. |
2011 |
Judas |
Lady Gaga |
At first, the song can be played as usual followed by the censors of words "dead", "hooker", "prostitute", "condom" , "Jesus" in the radio stations. However, the song is banned afterwards followed by the banning of music video due to some religious content. |
2011 |
Party Rock Anthem |
LMFAO |
The song is passed by censor but a scene shows a man who portrays Jesus dances on the street is censored. |