Beyonce cancels Malaysia concert for the second time
Singer Beyonce Knowles’ preference for high couture fashion seemed to not fit Malaysian standards as the multiplatinum artist has decided to cancel her planned concert in the Asian country for the second time. The singer has been criticized by conservative Muslims for her raunchy concert clothes.
A representative from organizer Marctensia Entertainment Sdn revealed that the decision came solely on the artist’s end and had nothing to do with “external reasons,” which he failed to explain further.
Last month, Malaysia’s opposition group Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) complained that the scheduled Beyonce “I am” World tour concert in the country should not push through due to Knowles’ “inappropriate style of dressing.”
PAS official Nasrudin Tantawi was quoted as saying that these kinds of performances with raunchy attires can “lead to unclean behavior.”
In 2007, Beyonce cancelled a scheduled appearance in Malaysia and instead opted to do the concert in neighboring Indonesia.