28 February 2016 // Rebel Heart Tour - Madonna censored her own show in Singapore.

Madonna censored her own show in Singapore…

She might be on her Rebel Heart Tour, but when it came to meeting the Media Development Authority (MDA) guidelines the Queen of Pop was a little less than rebellious.

For the Singapore leg of her tour, Madonna performed a modified opening segment of her tour, cutting out the songs Iconic, Holy Water and Devil Pray before launching into the second segment. The cut songs are usually performed in the first of four segments of the concert, also known as the Joan of Arc / Samurai section.

The video introduction of the concert was also modified, with the cross-adorned portion of the staves held by dancers removed.

Madonna’s Rebel Heart concert in Singapore costs US$10m, organisers confirm

SINGAPORE, Feb 17 — Madonna’s Rebel Heart concert in Singapore is costing its Taiwanese investors US$10 million (RM42 million).

One of the concert’s two investors, James Lee, revealed the eye-watering figure in an interview with The Straits Times yesterday.

The chief executive of Kinglun International Holdings — a Taiwan-based property company — said the cost included airfreight for the queen of pop’s 27 containers with stage, lighting and wardrobe.

The property magnate, however, said that the biggest challenge for the organisers was convincing the Singapore government to green light the concert.

This will be the first time that Madonna is performing in Singapore.

She was slated to bring her Girlie Show World Tour to the island nation in 1993, but authorities banned her concert.

According to a statement from the Media Development Authority (MDA) last month, Madonna is not allowed to perform the song Holy Water, and the show has been given an R18 rating.

Lee admitted that the organisers were concerned that the conditions may put off Madonna from performing in Singapore.

“But surprisingly, she not only agreed to come, but she is willing to change the content just for the Singapore audience,” Lee was quoted as saying by the Singapore national daily.

Lee said that the segment in which Madonna performs a medley of Holy Water and Vogue would be “amended” rather than “removed”.

While unclear if there will be other changes to the concert, he was keen to put a positive spin to it.

“What I can tell the Singapore audience is that they will not lose any part of the experience, but I think they should be happy because they’re going to see something different from other parts of the world,” Lee added.

Madonna’s Rebel Heart concert will take place at Singapore’s National Stadium on February 28.