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Band Aid 20 was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, which included Daniel Bedingfield, Justin Hawkins of the Darkness, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Bono of U2, and Paul McCartney, re-recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?". The song reached No. 1 on 6 November 2004, spent four weeks at that position and became the ...
Nigel Dick (born 21 March 1953) is an English Music video director and filmmaker. Originally from Catterick, North Yorkshire , he is based in Los Angeles , California. He has directed music videos for several pop acts, such as Britney Spears , [ 1 ] Toto and Band Aid .
under the name Band Aid Liverpool as a charity record in support of Shelter. Retitled "Do They Know It's Christmas (Feed the World)" with lyrics referring to places on Merseyside, the project was given the go-ahead by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, with Band Aid Liverpool releasing their cover version on 10 December 2020. [214]
He formed Band Aid with British and Irish musicians and has since re-recorded the song in 1989, 2004 and 2014. The track raised $10.1 million in relief in the first year of its release, according ...
Last week, Sheeran, 33, claimed on social media that Band Aid didn't ask for his permission to use his vocals (he appeared on the 2014 version of the track) on the new mix, and said that given the ...
The new version finds Sting singing alongside Ed Sheeran, Boy George in tandem with Sam Smith and the late George Michael complementing Harry Styles.
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.
Harvey Goldsmith – the promoter behind the 1985 Live Aid concert who has also worked with artists including Sir Elton John, Queen, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain and Madonna ...