Beyonce has reportedly cancelled a forthcoming gig in Malaysia after she became the latest artist to be picketed by student activists in the country who object to the costumes artists like Beyonce wear, and the routines they perform.
Of course, Beyonce is not the first artist the National Union Of Malaysian Students have targeted, who say that they will protest against female artists with provocative costumes or routines because they feel such things are "not consistent with Muslim ideals". The Union has the country's laws on their side, and promoters of a Pussycat Dolls concert were fined £1500 last year for allowing provocative routines on stage.
As previously reported, when Gwen Stefani was recently faced with similar opposition and threats of protests she agreed to rework her show for Malaysia to comply with the country's rules on dress and routines. But Beyonce has refused to adapt her show in that way, preferring instead to cancel the concert.
Promoters of the Beyonce gig say they did inform the Destiny's Child star when first discussing a concert in Malaysia of the rules regarding clothing, but it is only now that the star has seemingly taken issue with them.