It soared to the top of the charts upon its release, staying there for five weeks and bagging the coveted Christmas number ...

Forty years ago, Bob Geldof had an idea that arguably changed the world, and certainly changed the music world. It is such a simple idea, really, it is a wonder no one had tried it before: get as many ...

David Bowie performing at Live Aid at London's Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1985 (photo: Georges De Keerle / Getty Images). In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Band Aid Ethiopian famine ...

It’s Christmas time… and the 2024 ‘Ultimate Mix’ of charity classic Do They Know It’s Christmas? is out now. The song’s latest iteration - released to mark its 40th anniversary - is a compilation of ...

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 ...

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, also broadcasts a ...

An era-spanning mega mix of the 1984 hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?" will be released this year to mark its 40th anniversary and to raise yet more money for charity. The new track will blend vocals ...

Ed Sheeran says Band Aid 40th release didn’t ask permission to use his vocals - He had appeared in Band Aid 30 alongside One Direction, Sam Smith and Chris Martin from Coldplay.