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

The song, which was composed by Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof of the Boom Town Rats and Scottish singer-songwriter Midge Ure of Ultravox, featured popular British and Irish musical acts to raise ...

No song in the history of pop has had an effect quite like Band Aid’s “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” The 1984 star-studded supergroup charity single raised £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia, becoming ...

As the epic recording session for “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” began on Nov. 25, 1984, Bob Geldof — the mastermind behind the all-star charity single — realized that one A-lister was MIA: Culture ...

What has the passage of time felt like with this -- 40 years? 40 minutes? 400 years? Geldof: Great question. Because I’m asked about it every day for 40 years, I’m not sure if what I’m saying actually ...

The new 2024 Ultimate Mix celebrating Band Aid’s iconic “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” anthem for famine relief is “the preface for what’s happening next year,” according to Bob Geldof. Geldof — who ...

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 ...

As Fuse ODG rightly pointed out, Band Aid and its subsequent singles are causing more harm than good to the geo-politics of ...