Ed Sheeran has teamed up with the Ukrainian band Antytila to release a reworked version of “2step”. Antytila’s band members have been fighting in their country following the Russian invasion.
Back in March, they shared a video to Sheeran asking to play a two-hour benefit show for Ukraine taking place in Birmingham, U.K.
Organizers refused at the time, explaining that the event had to avoid association with the military and instead focus on the humanitarian situation, NME reported.
However, Sheeran has since reached out to the band and created a powerful music video with their help. Any royalties earned from streams of the YouTube video will be donated to Music Saves UA; a non-profit fundraising project created by Ukrainian Association of Music Events to provide immediate humanitarian help to those immediately in need in Ukraine.
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