Censorship in Music - This essay goes into the causes of censorship in music and also provides examples starting from the Middle Ages up to modern times.

Censorship, defined by the Encyclopaedia Britannica as "the changing or the suppression or prohibition of speech or writing", has been present since the dawn of civilization. There are many reasons why people censor entertainment such as literature and music. Many governments or groups try to preserve their standards of morality by preventing people from learning about or following other standards, commonly found in the two previously mentioned mediums. There are different ways to censor things. …

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