Avril Lavigne has been given permission to perform in Malaysia despite being deemed likewise sexy by the government there earlier this week.
The Muslim nation's Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry proclaimed earlier this week that the Canadian singer would not be allowed to perform deuce days before the country will celebrate its Independence Day because "It's non in the spirit of our National Day.
But it seems they�??ve had a change of meat, and the show will go on as scheduled on August 29, says Lavigne.
"Well, I've actually been approved by the government to play a record," she told MTV. "I've already sold 10,000 tickets there, so I will be going to put on a concert for the fans. They tend to, you know, sometimes not want Western artists in their nation. I regard that, just at the same time, you recognize, there's people that listen to music there and want to see their idols and stuff, so it's all good: been approved by the governing and [I'm] going to go commit on a show and have fun."
Other artists to have similar experiences with the Malaysian government include Gwen Stefani and The Pussycat Dolls.
--By our New York staff.
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