Bob Geldof has defended his Band Aid charity single against criticism, including Ed Sheeran’s complaint last week that he would not have added his vocals to a new mix had he been asked.

A decade ago, Ed Sheeran joined the British and Irish supergroup Band Aid to cover the charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The 2014 iteration of the song — which originally ...

Over the years, Band Aid has brought an all-star group of musicians together to record the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for charity. The original version arrived in 1989, and other ...

It is a song that spawned many musical efforts to grow charitable giving. It launched Band Aid which led to Live Aid, Farm Aid and many other events. However, the song's tone of colonialism has ...

The new version of the song will be released on Nov. 25. By Thomas Smith A new version of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” has been announced to celebrate the song’s 40th ...

which came out under the name Band Aid. The song became a giant UK charity hit, and it served as the blueprint for all-star charity singles like “We Are The World.” Now, “Do They Know It’s ...

It was hastily recorded by the super-group Band Aid. But the lyrics did not paint a full picture of the famine. They recycled many of the old colonial tropes of Africa as a barren land requiring ...

ARRIVING at the remote village school in the Tigray highlands, Band Aid icon Birhan Woldu is swamped by a sea of smiling faces. At the head of the crowd, two beaming children are holding a sign ...

Band Aid is back for Christmas 2024, but not everybody is happy about it. Ed Sheeran has denounced the 40th anniversary remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? for using his vocals without his ...

An "ultimate" version of Band Aid's famous festive hit Do They Know It's Christmas? is set to be released to mark the song's 40th anniversary, featuring the voices of original singers as well as ...