The Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) has still not sent its list of 200 blacklisted songs ranging from Bob Marley to Kanye West that it fears will violate the stricter on-air standards set by the Broadcast Commission of Jamaica (BCJ).

"The commission has not received any correspondence from the MAJ referring to or including a list of songs," the BCJ communication manager Nicole Morrison told the Observer. The MAJ was unavailable for comment, but a source at the MAJ said that the publishing of the apparent list in the Observer two weeks ago meant "that the MAJ may take a different direction". The implication being that the BCJ would have already seen the list in question. The MAJ contemplated sending the list as early as two weeks ago. The BCJ said it was, however, holding meetings with individual media houses to discuss their concerns.

"The commission has already begun a series of consultations with media houses from as early as March. These consultations have continued with members of the commission visiting licensees in St Ann this month and plans to visit licensees in St James and Westmoreland in June," said the BCJ.

The list of recordings was compiled by the MAJ which has been trying, in discussions with the commission, to clear up grey areas in relation to the regulator's directive banning music with lyrics that are deemed to be sexually explicit and/or promoting violence. The list of 200 songs was not exhaustive and could grow to 600 the MAJ president told the Observer in May.

Although the MAJ has not made public its list, an extensive catalogue has been circulated on the website Facebook.com among friends with an interest in entertainment.

Mavado's So Special, Vybz Kartel's Million Dollar By a Mawnin, Buju Banton's Driva, Busy Signal's Done Wid Di War, Kayne West's It All Falls Down, Akon's Beautiful, Morgan Heritage's Brooklyn, Bob Marley's Guava Jelly, Mutabaruka's By The Bullet By The Ballot, Lionel Richie's All Night Long, The Mighty Sparrow's Dragon Dance, Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly, Diana Ross' I'm Coming Out, and The O'Jays' Let Me Make Love To You are just a few of the titles on the Facebook list.

The Broadcasting Commission's ban on music with sexually explicit lyrics, particularly recordings referring to daggering (a popular dancehall dance in which sex is simulated) triggered fierce debate earlier this year, with opponents accusing the regulator of bias against dancehall.

The commission denied the accusation but eventually included soca music, a move that resulted in local TV stations abandoning their plans to provide live telecast of the annual carnival parade through the streets of Kingston.

Under the commission's directive, music with lyrics that need to be bleeped out (edited) are not deemed fit for airplay. Media houses can have their licences suspended if they broadcast three songs in violation of the directive, Allen said in outlining the urgency of the list. "We would really like there to be a dialogue with the regulator," he added at the time.

The BCJ told the Observer that it does not address individual songs as its directive covers content.