Tuesday, February 8, 2011

In England, Rihanna is not sado-masochistic

"S & M never stops make headlines. Upon its release last week, the clip of Rihanna's new song, considered too hot, was not broadcast in 11 countries, then a few days ago, the singer was accused of plagiarising the work of photographer David LaChapelle to stage his latest video. Today it is still for his sexually explicit "S & M" is controversial.

Deemed too explicit, the song has indeed been renamed and is called in England much more soberly "Come On." This new title was unveiled Sunday on the occasion of release of the new single from Rihanna in a radio broadcast by the BBC, which presents the top 40 every week. Other changes from the original version: the words "sex", "chains" and "whips" are left to rot.

Immediately after its release, these changes have taken everyone by surprise, including Rihanna, who has not hesitated to express his displeasure on the site of micro-blooging Twitter. "They care about me?" Has outraged the singer, adding it was "absolutely not" agree with the changes in his song.

Contacted by the press, has defended the BBC have broadcast this limited version of S & M. "During the day, while the young audience is listening, we play the radio version of the song, entitled" Come On. " In the evening, however, we continue to program the original song, preceded by a warning, "said station in a statement.

But who is behind this censorship? BBC? The OCC, the agency which publishes rankings of discs in Britain? Well no, it's just Def Jam, the label of Rihanna. The label has taken the view that the British public was too chilly to enjoy S & M " its original form. Rihanna appreciated.

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