ContactMusic — Eccentric singer Boy George celebrated his 50th birthday in flamboyant style on Tuesday (14Jun11) with a star-studded fetish-themed party in London. The Karma Chameleon hitmaker, who hit 50 on Wednesday (15Jun11), marked his milestone with a bash at ... more info

ContactMusic — British singer Boy George is celebrating his milestone 50th birthday on Tuesday (14Jun11). The star, real name George O'Dowd, rose to fame in the 1980s as frontman of Culture Club, making headlines with his iconic androgynous look. The band went on t... more info

Guardian Music — Seaclose Park, NewportWhile the metal mayhem of Download strains to start the festival season with a bang, Isle Of Wight, a decade after its resurrection, eases us in with some gentle nostalgia. Joan Jett, Iggy and the Stooges, ABC, Boy George, Tom J... more info

Guardian Music — High Definition Dance Festival, Nr IlfordA clutch of independent newbies have joined the more established names on this summer's dance festival circuit. Most notably, High Definition hopes to attract 7,500 al fresco party people per day to Ilford's F... more info

ContactMusic — Boy George knew he had changed his wild ways after recently splitting from a lover, because he didn't lash out in a violent rage. The Culture Club singer is notorious for his outlandish and outspoken ways, but after celebrating three years clean of d... more info

ContactMusic — Boy George wishes he had quit drink and drugs "20 years ago". The 49-year-old singer has been sober for just over two years and has recently even given up smoking and he now wishes he could have got clean before hitting his 40s. In an interview... more info

The Telegraph — Kings Of Leon, Foo Fighters and Kasabian will headline as 75,000 revellers expected at Isle Of Wight Festival. more info

Guardian Music — Jason Solomons with all the latest gossip from the Cannes film festivalThe 1920s get set to roar againCannes films set the bar for the months to come. Trash, as ever, has been trying to stay on trend and reckons the 1920s are back. Marion Cotillard l... more info

Guardian Music — Paolo Sorrentino's tale of an ageing rocker out to find a Nazi who tormented his father is a diverting if derivative American odysseyFor his technique, ambition and reach, 40-year-old Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is justifiably considered an eme... more info

Guardian Music — Attacks on gay men, including the colourful socialite Philip Sallon, expose a shocking rise in homophobia on the streets of LondonThey've put him in a private room. Through the window, the London Eye can be seen turning languidly in the heat. On the ... more info