Sheeran is by far from the first high-profile figure to speak out. He was responding to a comment from Fuse ODG, the British-Ghanian afrobeats artist who has been an avowed critic of Band Aid.

Figures less impressive than the million copies notched up by the original’s first week sales, certainly, but well ahead of the 200,000 copies sold by Band Aid 20. So this Christmas spare a ...

He has covered technological and cultural issues extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., such as the rise of Elon Musk and other tech figures within ... defended the Band Aid song "Do They Know ...

The release of the Band Aid single, and the Live Aid concert that ... of the aid have been viewed as emaciated, helpless figures, has become louder over time. "To say: 'Do they know it’s ...

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 ...

The reimagined Band Aid 40 charity single has picked up mixed reviews from fans - with some criticising it as a "hot mess” that isn’t “a patch on the original’. Marking the 40th ...

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 ...