China bans songs by Lady Gaga,Backstreet Boys

law”,reported Guardian.

The notice issued a ban on Gaga’s ‘The Edge of Glory’,’Hair’,’Marry the Night’ and ‘Bloody Mary’. It did not explain why the songs were banned. While ‘Bloody Mary’ ends with the line ‘Oh,liberdade,mi amor (Oh,freedom,my love)’,’Hair’ includes the lyrics ‘This is my prayer/ That I’ll die living just as free as my hair’.

Boy band The Backstreet Boys,American R&B singer Beyonce,Canada’s ‘Simple Plan’,Katy Perry and British pop group ‘Take That’ have also been banned. Since 2010,China has required all songs posted on music websites to receive prior approval,in a move the government said was partly aimed at rampant piracy.