Ke$ha Batal Gelar Konser `Warrior Tour` di Kuala Lumpur
Ke$ha `Warrior Tour` is Banned in Kuala Lumpur
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Kuala Lumpur (B2B) - Penyanyi pop Amerika Serikat Ke$ha batal konser di Malaysia, Sabtu, setelah pihak berwenang mengatakan pertunjukan itu mengusik keberagamaan dan kebudayaan.
"Kami bingung untuk mengkonfirmasi bahwa acara (di stadion Kuala Lumpur) itu akan dibatalkan," kata penyelenggara konser Livescape dalam pernyataannya yang dilansir Yahoo News.
Dia menambahkan pihaknya rugi 1,1 juta ringgit (sekitar Rp4 miliar) karena larangan itu.
Livescape mengatakan telah menerima surat dari pemerintah soal larangan konser "At the 11th Hour" pada Jumat. Padahal, panitia setuju untuk "memodifikasi acara yang sesuai dengan kebudayaan dan kepekaan orang Malaysia".
Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia dalam pernyataan singkat Jumat, menyatakan telah menolak permohonan untuk konser dengan alasan pertunjukan itu "menyentuh sensitivitas agama dan nilai-nilai budaya Malaysia".
Serial acara reality Ke$ha di MTV "My Crazy Beautiful Life" menampilkan perilaku aneh di masa lalu, termasuk minum air kencing sendiri.
Beberapa lagunya merujuk pada seks dan alkohol.
Livescape mengatakan telah membuat penyesuaian lirik lagu Ke$ha, perubahan pakaian, dan telah menyusun daftar set khusus mematuhi pedoman yang ditetapkan oleh pihak berwenang.
Bulan lalu, Malaysia menarik stiker konser yang direncanakan oleh kelompok heavy metal Amerika Serikat Lamb of God setelah otoritas Islam menyatakan musik band itu menyinggung rasa keberagamaan.
Kuala Lumpur - US pop singer Ke$ha has been forced to cancel a concert due to take place in Muslim-majority Malaysia on Saturday after authorities said it would undermine religious and cultural sensitivities.
"We are distraught to confirm that the show (at Kuala Lumpur stadium) will be cancelled," concert organiser Livescape said in a statement, adding that it was losing 1.1 million ringgit ($350,000) due to ban.
Livescape said it had received a letter from the authorities on the decision to ban the concert "at the 11th hour" on Friday, despite agreeing to "modify the show to suit the Malaysian culture and sensitivities".
The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia said in a brief statement Friday that it had rejected the application for the concert on grounds that it "touches on religious sensitivities and cultural values of Malaysians".
Ke$ha´s MTV reality series ´My Crazy Beautiful Life´ has featured her bizarre behaviour in the past, including drinking her own urine.
Some of her songs refer to sex and alcohol, which are considered taboo subjects by most Muslims.
Livescape said it had made adjustments to Ke$ha´s song lyrics, wardrobe changes, and had modified a set list to specifically adhere to the guidelines set forth by the authorities.
Last month, Malaysia pulled the plug on a planned concert by US heavy metal group Lamb of God after Islamic authorities declared the band’s music religiously offensive.
