Jamaican dance hall star Beenie Man will be able to perform his re-scheduled gigs in London after a Gay Rights pressure group dropped their protest against him.
The singer had to cancel several concerts across the capital after the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into his lyrics, which the pressure group said incited hatred and violence towards lesbians and gays.
He has agreed not to perform any songs that contain lyrics which could be construed as homophobic, but the reggae star has defended himself saying that it is all a big misunderstanding.
He told BBC London: "Jamaican people are taking our lyrics and translating them to people in the wrong way... a batty man is a child molester, anyone in Jamaica can tell you the same thing."
Gay pressure group OutRage mounted a campaign against Beenie Man and several other Jamaican artists, including Sizzla and Elephant Man. It meant the acts were banned from appearing at last year's Mobo Awards in London.
However, after an agreement was reached between the stars and OutRage the campaign was dropped, spokesmen Peter Tatchell said: "We've suspended the campaign as an act of faith, and we hope all the artists will respect the deal and move forward and produce positive music without prejudice."
