The ban on the song “Layla”, which had been declared sexist, at the Würzburg folk festival sparked a debate. Now the responsible record company has started a petition – “for artistic freedom”.
Montabaur/Düsseldorf – By Thursday afternoon, more than 25,000 people had signed an online petition under the motto #freelayla. The petition was started by the record company “Summerfield Records”, which released the controversial party hit “Layla”. Head of the company from the Westerwald is Matthias Distel, himself known as Ballermann singer Ikke Hipgold.
In his role as hip gold, the music producer promoted the petition on “change.org” together with other artists on social media. The accompanying text reads: “Against censorship! For a life after Corona! For artistic freedom!”
Würzburg bans song at folk festival
The song “Layla” by DJ Robin & Schürze, which was declared sexist by critics, was banned from a folk festival in Würzburg, and the controversial song about a “puff mama” named Layla should not be played in the Schützen marquee at the Düsseldorf fair. For the other tents and showmen, the shooters as organizers made a corresponding recommendation.
According to change.org, the initiative was on its way to becoming the website’s most-signed petition on Thursday. An online petition is only symbolic. dpa
