The Parents' Music Resource Center: from information to censorship

Claude Chastagner (1)

1 EMMA - Etudes montpelliéraines du monde anglophone

This article explores the way the PMRC's claim that it provided information to listeners and their families led to de facto censorship of various musics, from rap to heavy-metal.

Mots clés: PMRC; censorship; rock music; rap; prince; heavy metal

Domaines: Musique, musicologie et arts de la scène

Claude Chastagner. The Parents' Music Resource Center: from information to censorship. Popular Music, 1999, pp.193-209. ⟨halshs-00176147v2⟩