On Nov. 25, Band Aid released the “ultimate remix” of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” the rock charity single from 40 years ago that, in addition to whatever good it has done, ...

Fuse ODG – aka Nana Abiona – fuses afro-pop with hip-hop and afrobeat R&B British-Ghanaian singer Fuse ODG, who recently criticised foreign aid in Africa, has released a music video entitled ...

But it couldn’t, and didn’t, skate around why Band Aid happened in the first place. “After Live Aid my wife and I worked in Ethiopia for a month,” U2’s frontman Bono recalled.

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 the… ...

The Band Aid drama rages on as Sir Bob Geldof has reportedly called Ed Sheeran after backlash over ‘damaging stereotypes’ in Christmas hit.. The Boomtown Rats icon has defended the charity ...

Bob Geldof, co-founder of Band Aid, reportedly reached out to Ed Sheeran to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding the project. The re-recorded song has faced growing criticism over the years ...

Stars round on Ed Sheeran over Band Aid row: Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley tells the singer to 'shut up' as record producer Trevor Horn says he would have 'gladly not used him' ...

And Band Aid’s controversy soup only ever thickens. For while Sheeran is currently wishing that he wasn’t on this latest record, we can name 16 artists who probably wish that they were.. Yes ...

In 1984, the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure wrote a catchy, well-intentioned, deeply problematic Christmas song about the need to help other people during the holiday season.

The original Band Aid single saw artists join forces in 1984, led by Boomtown Rats frontman Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure to help charities working with starving children in Ethiopia.

The 40th anniversary remake of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? has been unveiled, amid renewed discussion about the song's portrayal of Africa. The new "ultimate mix" blends vocals from ...