LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - British-Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG has urged other artists to follow in the steps of Ed Sheeran and speak up about the 1984 hit "Do They Know It's Christmas," which he says ...

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David Bowie, left, and Bob Geldof at Live Aid in July 1985. The global concert followed the charity recording "Do They Know It's Christmas?," released in December 1984 to raise money for famine relief ...

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 ...

As the Irish musician and activist, 73, prepares to release a 40th-anniversary edition of the holiday charity song — and faces criticism from Ed Sheeran — he is not only defending the track's legacy ...

On Nov. 25, 1984, a group featuring some of the biggest names in British pop music — including members of Duran Duran, Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, the Police, Bananarama and Wham! — recorded a ...

Bob Geldof has responded after British pop star Ed Sheeran said he had changed his stance on Band Aid charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. Last week, Sheeran shared a statement telling ...

In 1984, the Boomtown Rats' Bob Geldof and Ultravox's Midge Ure wrote a catchy, well-intentioned, deeply problematic Christmas song about the need to help other people during the holiday season. A ...

Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? has been number one during Christmas week in Ireland three times since it was first ...

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 ...