The crackdown targets the bleeping of content considered sexually explicit and violent, and the increase, in songs that refer to 'daggerin', an aggressive, quasi-erotic dance and song genre.

"It would also be good if other genres of music, such as calypso and certain R&B lyrics, be similarly scrutinised," Sutherland said in a release on Tuesday. "We have been in dialogue with the relevant stakeholders ever since, and are very pleased with this positive outcome."