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Radio edit / clean version
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A radio edit or "clean version" is a version of a recording prepared for radio, television or family-oriented circulation with explicit lyrics removed or altered - a routine industry practice that becomes a genuine public debate in dancehall, where slackness lyrics are central to some artists' style.
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Banning the 'bleep': clean airwaves or absurd over-reach?
One side
Consistent clean-airwaves standard
The other
Over-reach that pushes content underground
The 2009 rule barring even bleeped edits of explicit lyrics is stated neutrally from both sides: proponents saw a consistent clean-airwaves standard, while opponents saw an over-reach that pushed content underground and encouraged double versions. No verdict.
Read the argument →Clean edits and broadcast standards
One side
Broadcast access
The other
Lyrical limits
Dancehall's radio/television circulation has repeatedly raised questions about clean versions, edits, audience age, and who decides what public culture may broadcast.
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