Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Band Aid is a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song " Do They Know It's Christmas? " for the Christmas market that year.
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]
Hear 'n Aid was a charity record released in 1986. The record featured a supergroup of 40 heavy metal musicians on a track called "Stars". A music video was released as well, produced during the recording sessions. Proceeds from the album were used to raise over $3 million for famine relief in Africa. [2]
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 ...
Bob Geldof has defended the Band Aid 40 charity single release following backlash from several artists. Singer Ed Sheeran said he had changed his stance on charity single “Do They Know It’s ...
In 1984, Bob approaches Midge Ure with the idea of creating a charity record to fundraise to raise money for the famine ("Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"). With the help of Marsha and Jim, they form Band Aid, a group of musicians who will record the charity record ("True / Every Breath You Take"). At the studio, Bob and Midge are initially ...
The promoter for charity concert Live Aid has waded into the row over a new mix of Band Aid’s charity single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”.. Harvey Goldsmith – the promoter behind the ...
Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid.The group was announced on 10 November 2014 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, with Geldof stating that he took the step after the United Nations had contacted him, saying help was urgently needed to prevent the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa spreading throughout the world. [1]