Israel-Gaza conflict framing sparks backlash over Boy George’s AI-assisted single
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Boy George has released a reggae track titled 'We Will Dance Again', made with the help of artificial intelligence, that rejects descriptions of Israel's military campaign in Gaza as genocide and instead frames it as a justified response to the Hamas-led attack on the Nova music festival on 7 October 2023. The song also criticises musicians and public figures who have voiced support for Palestinians, describing their stance as propaganda, and its release has drawn public criticism from figures within the music industry over its framing of the conflict.
The track's opening line, "You say genocide, I say war", directly contests findings by a United Nations Commission and Amnesty International, both of which concluded Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza; Israel rejects this characterisation and maintains its campaign is self-defence following the deaths of 344 civilians and 34 security personnel, and the abduction of 44 hostages, on 7 October. Boy George said on social media that he used AI because he "would struggle to write this with a human", calling it "AI for good". Martyn Ware of The Human League and Heaven 17 branded the song "pro-genocide, anti-Palestinian" propaganda, while journalist Mahdi Hemmat argued that calling the situation "war" understates the scale of civilian and infrastructure damage in Gaza.
- Boy George released an AI-assisted pro-Israel reggae song, 'We Will Dance Again'
- Lyrics reject "genocide" label for Gaza campaign, citing October 2023 Nova attack
- Musicians including Martyn Ware criticised the song as anti-Palestinian propaganda
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Originally published by NME as “Boy George says he used AI to create his controversial new pro-Israel reggae song ‘We Will Dance Again’”.