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Boy George Drops Controversial AI Song, Quits London Show

8/4/2026

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Boy George released the AI-generated song “We Will Dance Again.”
He announced on July 31 that he split from label manager Tony Pontius after Pontius refused the track.
The song’s lyrics reference the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack and contain the line “You say genocide, I say war.”
On August 3 manager Paul Kemsley said George would leave the London Palladium revival of Jesus Christ Superstar because the controversial song was a distraction.

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Boy George released the AI-generated song “We Will Dance Again.”
He announced on July 31 that he split from label manager Tony Pontius after Pontius refused the track.
The song’s lyrics reference the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack and contain the line “You say genocide, I say war.”
On August 3 manager Paul Kemsley said George would leave the London Palladium revival of Jesus Christ Superstar because the controversial song was a distraction.