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When Judas Priest were accused of inducing two fans to kill themselves: A chronicle of the most infamous trial in music history
14 Dec 2025 04:46 GMT
… British band and their record label, CBS, as responsible for Belknap … of the now-famous “Parental Advisory. Explicit Content” labels. The curious thing about …
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A Sojourn of Sanity: Lisa De Pasquale’s ‘The Gen X Handbook for Middle Age’
13 Dec 2025 07:16 GMT
… , the PMRC pushed for warning labels—“Parental Advisory: Explicit Content”—on albums, encouraging … to self-regulate. Naturally, the labels were an easy way for …
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This 1980s Hit Song Was So Controversial That It Inspired The Parental Advisory Label
19 Jul 2025 21:40 GMT
… 19 record companies to put Parental Advisory labels on applicable albums. The practice … spread since that time.
The Parental Advisory Label Is Much More Commonplace Nowadays … , many popular albums have the Parental Advisory label, though it likely hasn…
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Tipper Gore, Twisted Sister and the fight to put warning labels on music
12 Sep 2025 17:06 GMT
… to the placement of stickers reading, "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" in … , I don't."
Parental advisory labels are still present today, although … industry revenue in 2023. Whether parental advisory stickers still serve as the clear …
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On This Day in 1985, the Parental Advisory Label Ignited a Free Speech Battle in the Music Industry
13 May 2025 18:04 GMT
… would eventually become the infamous parental advisory label.
The group held a meeting … 1990, the sticker would specifically read “Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics.” The stickers no longer … exist today, but songs are still labelled as …
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The Filthy Fifteen: the songs that led to the creation of the Parental Advisory sticker and the reasons why
01 May 2025 14:59 GMT
… Center (PMRC), that now-familiar Parental Advisory label on the front of albums … finally concede and add a label advising parents to exercise caution … to the creation of the Parental Advisory label.
1. Cyndi Lauper - She …
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What was the first album to be slapped with a parental advisory sticker for explicit content?
29 Dec 2024 16:41 GMT
… , the art of the parental advisory sticker for explicit content is a … to brandish the monochrome explicit label.
However, debatably, there were … with the sticker following 2 Live Crew’s, the labelling was … much more harshly. The label was seen to be enforced …
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Remembering the Woman Who Fought Against Gangster Rap So Hard, Rappers Started Shouting Her Out in Their Songs
30 Nov 2025 22:41 GMT
… and have big discussions about parental advisory stickers accordingly. Gangsta rap was the …
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You Know What Your Drink Needs? Another Warning Label
06 Jan 2025 18:33 GMT
… advisory demanding cancer warning labels on drinks containing alcohol. … I see a warning sticker on lawnmowers telling me … PMRC) bullied record labels into putting parental advisory stickers on albums with … the album with the PMRC sticker — every single time. …
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘One Shot With Ed Sheeran: A Musical Experience’ on Netflix, Where The Singer Strolls New York City With A Guitar And No Edits
25 Nov 2025 23:40 GMT
… dude has ever had a Parental Advisory sticker slapped on his ass, which …