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Ed Sheeran Claims Band Aid Is Using His Vocals Without Permission on New Mix: 'I Would Have Respectfully Declined'

The 40th anniversary "ultimate mix" will feature performances from different versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
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Ed Sheeran Appears On A New Song Without His Permission And He Spoke Out About It

Over the years, Band Aid has brought an all-star group of musicians together to record the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for charity. The original version arrived in 1989, and other editions ...
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Not another revival of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

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 ...
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Band Aid’s Bob Geldof Defends 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?' After Ed Sheeran Says His 'Personal Stance' on Song Has Changed

"This little pop song has kept millions of people alive," the Irish musician and activist told ‘The Sunday Times’ Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty Bob Geldof is standing his ...
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Band-Aid's Sticky Jingle Still Resonates Nearly 50 Years Later

Image above: Skai Jackson in Band-Aid's first jingle-centric ad since 2017. “I am stuck on Band-Aid, ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me.” Call it an oldie, but a goodie. Nearly 50 years after its 1975 ...