Boy George remakes ‘Karma Chameleon’ for new AI venture Artist Included

Boy George released an AI-assisted remake of Culture Club’s 1983 hit “Karma Chameleon” on June 15, 2026, coinciding with his 65th birthday. The track serves as the flagship single for Artist Included, a new artist-owned catalog venture co-founded by George’s longtime manager Paul Kemsley and entertainment attorney Jeremy Rosen, with Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earl as chairman. Technology partner Syntiant trained its model using archival demos and vocals from original producer Steve Levine, processing George’s new vocal performance to match his 1983 vocal characteristics. The venture addresses George’s longstanding financial exclusion from the song’s substantial earnings—a recent Virgin licensing deal worth approximately four million dollars generated no direct payment to him. George describes the result as remarkably faithful to the original session, offering both creative control and financial participation previously unavailable under Culture Club’s original record deal.

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