Boy George Removed from Bandcamp, Parts Ways With Label Manager After Releasing AI-Created Pro-Israel Song

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The fallout for Boy George after releasing an AI-created, pro-Israel song that included controversial lyrics is continuing as he has been removed by Bandcamp and parted ways with his longtime label manager, according to the singer. In a Monday social media post, the Culture Club singer said Bandcamp removed his profile. The removal comes after he released “We Will Dance Again,” a song in which he decisively supported the Israeli government’s actions against Palestinians with lyrics like “You say genocide/ I say war,” and “You condemn the Jews with selective memory/ Musicians holding flags mouthing like sheep/ Propaganda fueled by the internet feels so weak.” Get Boy George Tickets Here Boy George wrote “What a bunch of c^^^s!” in an Instagram post about his profile being removed by Bandcamp, saying in a video, “It’s very disappointing.” The removal may not have anything to do with Boy George’s staunch stance in the song and may be based on how he created it. The singer was open about his use of AI to create “We Will Dance Again,” and Bandcamp’s policy doesn’t allow music “that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI.” The Bandcamp removal wasn’t the only split Boy George d...

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