After weeks of uproar, Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah World Fest has announced that Janet Jackson, Chris Brown and 50 Cent will headline the festival, replacing female artist Nicki Minaj. Minaj, whose initial involvement in the concert raised eyebrows, pulled out of the concert over LGBT and women right concerns in the kingdom. “While I want nothing more than to bring my show to fans in Saudi Arabia, after better educating myself on the issues, I believe it is important for me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and freedom of expression,” had stated Minaj. A day later, the festival organizers shared a photo on its social media pages, namely Facebook, where it stated that the concert was ”inclusive for all people.” Jeddah World Fest, intended to be “one of the biggest music events ever staged in the Middle East”, was supposed to take place on July 18 at King Abdullah Sports stadium, in the coastal city. It seeks to attract an audience of concert-goes aged 16 and older, both from the country and from around the world. For the sole purpose of the concert,…
