Geldof defended the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" saying that it had grown into an important piece of political discourse.

"Over the course of 40 years, hundreds of thousands of people — probably millions — are alive because of a little pop song," Geldof said on CNNBob Geldof is doubling down on his support of the 40th anniversary re-recording of the classic charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?

Over the past few days, Ed Sheeran has kicked off a lot of conversations about the Band Aid charity Christmas single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Sheeran participated in a 30th-anniversary remake of the single in 2014.

Ed Sheeran has apologised to new Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim for interrupting his post-match interview following Sunday’s draw at Ipswich Town. Sheeran, 33, said he had been intending to greet Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp and was unaware Amorim was being interviewed at the time,