Boy George parts ways with “gutless” record label manager who refused to release pro-Israel song

Boy George has parted ways with his record label manager after he refused to release the singer’s pro-Israel song ‘We Will Dance Again’. READ MORE: Culture Club’s Boy George: the original gender-fluid pop icon versus the modern world The Culture Club frontman shared the controversial pop reggae track on social media last week (July 26), but it has yet to appear on traditional streaming platforms. Its opening line, “You say genocide, I say war“, rejects descriptions of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as genocide, and the song goes on to criticise musicians who have publicly shown support for the people of Palestine. In the days since, George has withdrawn from an upcoming run as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium, and has issued a statement defending the song against criticism, insisting he comes “from a place of peace”. Now, the singer has said that the song has led him to cut ties with Tony Pontius, who had run his record label BGP for several years. “In Buddhism we understand that every action comes with a consequence,” George wrote on social media today (August 1). “Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my...