It has long been considered a classic Christmas song and now Do They Know It’s Christmas? is receiving a refresh to mark its 40th anniversary. Originally released in 1984, the song – and the ...

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The compilation album, which will be released on November 29 on CD and vinyl, will include the new mix, as well as the original Band Aid, Band Aid 20, and Band Aid 30 versions of the song ...

The cover for the original Band Aid single, designed by pop artist Sir Peter Blake, features colourful Christmas scenes contrasted with two gaunt Ethiopian children, in black and white ...

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.

So what do we do? Do we sit back and do nothing?" Speaking to the BBC Breakfast last month, Fuse ODG commented that while the original Band Aid project had been "touching" and well-intentioned ...

My sister asked him for a first-aid kit. Oblivious to everything but ... pant leg sent him scrambling to the back. He returned with Band-Aids and rubbing alcohol — it was all he had.

Original Band Aid stars have slammed Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG for their criticism of Band Aid 40, which was released on Monday. To mark the song’s milestone, a remix has been created which blends the ...

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 anniversary of the ...

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 ...

Images of dangerously thin Africans became common currency in efforts to elicit funds. The cover for the original Band Aid single, designed by pop artist Sir Peter Blake, features colourful Christmas ...