Parental advisory labels date back to the 1980s. They exist, in part, to alert consumers to the presence of profanity, explicit discussion of sex and sexuality and graphic violence. But there has ...

“Parental Advisory: Explicit Content.” It’s a phrase that has embedded itself deep down in the consciousness of modern music audiences, loudly asserting itself in that black-and-white rectangle of ...

Music industry body the BPI is to update its Parental Advisory Scheme for the digital age When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

The explicit warning will be attached to music and video files on sites including Amazon, iTunes, HMV and Napster. The scheme, run by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), has applied to physical ...

Remember that little sticker? The little black and white one that used to rest in the corner of only the most bad-ass of cassette tapes? My first experience with it was around the age of thirteen, ...

When the recording industry introduced the Parental Advisory: Explicit Content label in 1994, it inadvertently attracted the very music-buying population it intended to protect: young… By Tasha Green ...

Tongue in cheek: Rihanna has been spotted out wearing a slogan sweater (Picture: Neil P. Mockford/FilmMagic) Rihanna has taken a playful pop at her critics by wearing a jumper that suggests she ...

Sears appeared in the stands during Murray’s Australian Open final on Sunday night against Novak Djokovic wearing a black shirt with the words, “PARENTAL ADVISORY. EXPLICIT CONTENT.” Kim Sears is our ...

Image: Kim Sears wearing the 'Parental Advisory: Explicit Content' shirt Kim Sears responded to the controversy over her use of foul language by wearing a 'Parental Advisory: Explicit Content' top to ...

“Parental Advisory: Explicit Content.” It’s a phrase that has embedded itself deep down in the consciousness of modern music audiences, loudly asserting itself in that black-and-white rectangle of ...