Band Aid Founder Bob Geldof Slams Ed Sheeran’s “Wealthy-World Argument” About Record’s Wrongs
deadline.comBob Geldof has defended his Band Aid charity single against criticism, including Ed Sheeran’s complaint last week that he would not have added his vocals to a new mix had he been asked.
This Monday sees the 40th anniversary of the day a roll-call of the UK’s biggest pop stars (and a few overseas guests) came together to record Do They Know It’s Christmas?
In response to a BBC news report about the famine in Ethiopia. The record went on to raise £8million ($10million) and its founder Geldof went on to create the Band Aid Charitable Trust, which has raised more than £140million ($175million) to date.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary, a re-mix of the single will be released tomorrow, incorporating different voices from later versions, including that of Sheeran who sang on the 2014 release, alongside other stars including One Direction and Rita Ora.
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