It is, perhaps, appropriate that a singer who is often accused of being unoriginal caused a media firestorm by levelling ...

Bob Geldof stands by Band Aid's 40th anniversary release of the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" after Ed Sheeran weighed in on the controversy surrounding the song.

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 ...

Ed Sheeran says Band Aid 40 organisers did not seek his approval to use his vocals in the new version of the charity hit Do They Know It's Christmas? The Shape Of You star said he would have ...

Bob Geldof, 73, has brushed off recent criticism from Ed Sheeran over “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” the decades-old Band Aid holiday hit that’s raised millions for the Band Aid Charitable ...

Band Aid is back for Christmas 2024, but not everybody is happy about it. Ed Sheeran has denounced the 40th anniversary remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? for using his vocals without his ...

Arguments about whether Band Aid is patronising are as old as the song itself, but they map oddly onto contemporary political ...

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 ...

Bob 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.

Ed Sheeran referenced a post by Ghanaian-English artist Fuse ODG who said Band Aid "perpetuates damaging stereotypes that stifle Africa’s economic growth". Charlie Frost reports Ed Sheeran has ...