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Kuala Lumpur - Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have banned a planned concert by US pop singer Ke$ha after deciding it would hurt cultural and religious sensitivities.
Concert organiser Livescape said it received a letter about the decision on the eve of the show that was supposed to be held Saturday at a Kuala Lumpur stadium.
The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia said separately that it was rejecting the application for Ke$ha to perform for reasons of religion and culture.
The ministry's statement did not elaborate. Ke$ha, whose hits include Tik Tok and Die Young, has songs that make explicit references to sex and liquor.
Last month, Malaysian officials also barred a performance by American metal band Lamb of God, accusing the Grammy-nominated group's work of being blasphemous.
