Singapore has banned Janet Jackson's latest album, All For You, because of lyrics deemed too steamy for the conservative South-east Asian city-state.
Government censors objected in particular to the "sexually explicit" song Would You Mind.
The album's distributor, EMI, has filed an appeal against the ban.
* Longtime broadcaster Peter Sinclair was
honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual New Zealand Radio Awards. An award for outstanding contribution to radio went to Derek Lowe, formerly chief executive of Radio Pacific and chairman of RadioWorks.
* Conductor Daniel Barenboim, whose plan to perform music by German composer Richard Wagner in Israel has stirred opposition, says going ahead with the concert would demonstrate Israeli tolerance.
No one should be forced to listen to Wagner, says Barenboim, but denying Israelis a chance to hear the music "would indirectly condone the misuse of Wagner's music by the Nazis."
Wagner's music has been virtually banned in Israel because of the 19th-century composer's anti-Semitism.
* Quote: "You're spending all day in bed with a lovely actress. It's much better than a lot of other things I could be doing." - Actor Marc Warren enjoys his sex scenes.
