2 hours ago Bob Geldof's emotional tribute to Liam Payne as revamped Band Aid 40 charity single is released

As creator Bob and radio host Zoe Ball played the track for listeners to hear, the Irish musician, 73, got choked up as he heard Liam's voice during One Direction 's part of the remix.

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2 hours ago Bob Geldolf praises Liam Payne as he's left in tears sharing Band Aid 40 first listen

Geldof released a new version of the charity song to mark the 40th anniversary of Band Aid fhat features the late One Direction star

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3 hours ago Band Aid 40 listeners brand revamped charity single a 'hot mess' and claim track is 'absolutely ruined'

Listeners tuning in to hear the revamped Band Aid 40 charity single have branded it a 'hot mess' and claimed the song has been 'absolutely ruined'.

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3 hours ago Now Ethiopia's PM says Band Aid 40 could 'do more harm than good' after Ed Sheeran and others criticised it for fuelling 'pity rather than partnership'

Abiy Ahmed has intervened in the controversy over the 40th anniversary rerelease of the track which its co-writer Bob Geldof has been forced to defend.

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6 hours ago Original 'cursed' Band Aid stars 40 years on from drug addiction and health battles to tragic deaths

Popular festive song Do They Know It's Christmas? is 40 years old this year. We take a look at what became of the original stars who raised £8 million for good causes in Ethiopia

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15 hours ago Band Aid's Do They Know Its' Christmas is 40 years old and here's what happened to stars

The single sold more twelve million copies in 1984, as the Daily Star looks back on the stars that helped contribute to the hit song

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23 hours ago Bob Geldof defends Band Aid single: This pop song has kept millions alive

Ed Sheeran said last week that they did not ask for permission to re-use his vocals from when he sang on Band Aid 30 in 2014.

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26 hours ago Sir Bob Geldof fires back at Ed Sheeran after he slammed new Band Aid song

Sir Bob Geldof has hit back at Ed Sheeran after he slammed the latest Band Aid release and claimed he had not given permission to feature on the updated mix of the track

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27 hours ago Bob Geldof responds to Ed Sheeran statement on Band Aid song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

Sheeran said his perspective on the song had changed after listening to fellow musician Fuse ODG

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