Guardian Music — How do you write a radio hit? A riff, a melody and a lot of knob-twiddlingI'm thinking of writing a hit pop song, and calling it Industrial Action, or possibly New Balls Please. That's how you begin – you listen to the news on the radio in the morn... more info

ContactMusic — Boy George has reached out to troubled singer Amy Winehouse to offer support in her sobriety battle. The Karma Chameleon hitmaker struggled for years with an addiction to drink and drugs but has been sober for more than two years and now wants to cou... more info

ContactMusic — Little-known British star Douglas Booth will romance True Grit actress Hailee Steinfeld in a new adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. The 19-year-old actor, who played gay pop star Boy George as a teen in a TV movie, has been cast as t... more info

ContactMusic — Eccentric singer Boy George turned his recent 50th birthday party into a family reunion - by inviting a cousin he'd never met. The Karma Chameleon hitmaker hit the milestone on 15 June (11), and marked the day with a bash at The Lightbox club in Lond... more info

Perez Hilton — Wowsa! Looks like this was QUITE the event! Check out the photos (above, and below) of Boy George's wiiiiiiiild 50th bday party, which took place earlier this week at the renowned Blitz club in London. We'd expect NOTHING LESS for a party commemorati... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Eccentric singer Boy George celebrated his 50th birthday in flamboyant style on Tuesday with a star-studded fetish-themed party in London. more info

ContactMusic — Beth Ditto, Boy George and Mark Ronson were among the stars who joined Alicia Keys in London on Wednesday (15Jun11) to raise money for charity. The celebrities showed up at the Roundhouse venue in Camden for the annual Keep a Child Alive Black Ball, ... more info

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