Reason for ban: In an interwiew referred to Jesus as a super intelligent gay man and religious Egypt's Musician's Union banned him from performing in their country.
Reason for ban: She dedicated "Declare Independence" to the Tibet freedom movement during a Shanghai concert, chanting "Tibet! Tibet!" during the song. China's Culture Ministry issued a denunciation through state news agency Xinhua, stating that Björk "broke Chinese law" and "hurt Chinese people's feelings".