Rihanna taking no wardrobe risks for Malaysia show

The good girl gone bad has promised to be good for one night.

R&B sensation Rihanna will shun skimpy outfits when she performs in Malaysia next month, the concert’s organizers said Tuesday, becoming the latest international star affected by the Muslim-majority country’s strict rules on performers’ dress.

Recent concerts by Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne faced protests by conservative Muslim Malaysians over immodest clothes. Stefani eventually made what she called “a major sacrifice” at her show by donning attire that revealed little skin.

Under government guidelines, a female performer must be covered from the top of her chest, including her shoulders, to her knees.

The organizers of a Pussycat Dolls concert in 2006 were fined nearly $3,000 after the U.S. girl group was accused of flouting decency regulations.

The Malaysian organizers of Rihanna’s Feb. 13 stop on her “Good Girl Gone Bad” tour voiced hopes that protests would not mar the Grammy-winning singer’s show.

Rihanna’s management is “aware of the country’s regulations and the difficulties of doing a show,” Razman Razali, managing director of Pineapple Concerts, told The Associated Press.

However, a district branch of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, which blasted Lavigne’s on-stage moves as “too sexy” last year, said in an online commentary that Rihanna was “sexier and more dangerous” than Lavigne.

Concert ticket Web site Axcess said sales for Rihanna’s show in a 16,000-capacity Kuala Lumpur stadium were selling briskly Tuesday, just hours after newspapers announced the event.

Rihanna, 20, has had a slew of hits since bursting onto the music scene in 2005, including “Umbrella,” “Pon de Replay” and “Unfaithful.”
Source: Yahoo!

5 Responses to “Rihanna taking no wardrobe risks for Malaysia show”

1. neek says:

   January 6, 2009 at 11:22 AM

   post rihanna & chris song!!
   its okay i guess..but i still love em!
   http://www.zshare.net/audio/53741585a194e248/
2. Tara says:

   January 7, 2009 at 8:15 AM

   why rihanna wants to perform in a country that is full of terrorist?(i am just sayin’)
   well, for real, the bombing in bali : that was all because of malaysians right?
3. noelle says:

   January 7, 2009 at 5:12 PM

   Amidst all the bombings and what not–she an bring peace to the city for 1 night.
4. dani07682909 says:

   January 7, 2009 at 8:02 PM

   there was bombings in Malaysia? Rihanna might not be safe there then!
5. Anonymous says:

   January 12, 2009 at 12:39 PM

   OMG
   you all are trippin
   The bomnbings are not done by malaysian.
   Get your facts rite before talking bad story bout malaysia.
   The stuff that happen in bali and the states are not done by malaysian did u see CNN sayin anythin bout malaysia when the bombing happen.
   Malaysia is 1 of the most safest country there was never any bombing or whatsoever happinin in malaysia.
   So Tara go and do the math