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The results of the much-ballyhooed UK Christmas week singles charts has been revealed and once again the winner of the most recent season of X Factor has taken the prize. Ben Haenow and his single "Something I Need"—a OneRepublic cover—rose to face competition that Billboard had earlier cited would be tougher than usual. -
Jessie Ware Shares Music Video for 'You & I (Forever)' from Latest Album 'Tough Love' [WATCH]
English pop singer Jessie Ware has shared the music video for her latest single "You & I (Forever)," which you can check out below. The video opens with a quote — presumably by Ware — saying how the song is "celebrating the person you love being by your side," and features Ware singing the song from inside a photo booth, intercut with images of other people posing inside the booth themselves, mostly with friends and loved ones.It is quite similar to Robyn and Kindness's "Who Do You Love?" music video, only a bit grainier.You can check out Jessie Ware's "You & I (Forever)" music video here:"You & I (Forever)" is the third single to be shared from Jessie Ware's latest album "Tough Love," following "Say You Love Me" and the album's title track. "Tough Love" was released Oct. 13 and is Ware's second studio album following her 2012 debut "Devotion." -
Sinead O'Connor Defends 'Do They Know It's Christmas?," Tells Critics to 'Shut the F--k Up'
Last week, on Nov. 17, the latest version of Band Aid's classic charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released online to raise money for the Ebola crisis in West Africa, and though it went straight to the top of the U.K. charts and is supporting an undoubtedly good cause, the song has been the subject of plenty of criticism, particularly for its lyrics.According to two British newspapers, Emeli Sandé, who actually appears on the latest version, said the lyrics need "changing," while Lily Allen called the song "a bit smug" and said she would prefer "donating actual money."One artist who is vigorously defending the song, however, is the famously outspoken Sinead O'Connor, who also appears on the song."I think everyone should shut the f--k up," O'Connor told "Broadsheet," via "Billboard." "If you didn't like the lyrics you shouldn't have agreed to sing the song. I think it's smug of Lily Allen to say it's smug." -
David Guetta to Remix Band Aid 30 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
After losing Disclosure's potential contribution to the project because of a miscommunication, Band Aid 30's chart-topping rework of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" will get an EDM-friendly remix from French superstar David Guetta. As has become the trend lately, your song is not entirely relevant unless dance music producers are remixing it. Disclosure was wrongly placed on the artist list, so now they must get a DJ involved, and David Guetta was the choice.Sir Bob Geldof, the man leading Band Aid 30, told Vodaphone Big Top 40 how the collaboration came together, via "Mixmag": "I was in France, I made contact with David Guetta, and he texted back after I asked if he was interested in the mix, and he said, 'Ye, why not.' So we'll have the whole dance scene covered."The ensemble of singers for Band Aid 30 includes mega-pop acts like One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Bastille, Chris Martin, Sam Smith and a third appearance from U2 frontman Bono. Bono appeared on two previous "Do The Know It's Christmas?" versions: the original in 1984 and again in 2004. The track recently stormed to the top of the charts in the U.K. and has caused much of the same backlash as previous editions for the smugness and patronizing tone of some of its lyrics. -
WATCH: "Do They Know It's Christmas" 2014 Video: Bono, One Direction, Sam Smith Rework '80s Classic for Ebola as Band Aid Thirty
Just weeks after being announced, Band Aid Thirty's "Do They Know It's Christmas" has arrived. Over the weekend, UK music juggernauts such as One Direction, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Bono, Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran teamed up with Bob Geldof to record a new version of the classic holiday anthem to help the Ebola crisis in Africa, and just 36 hours later the music video premiered on The X Factor. -
One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Bono and More Join 'Do They Know It's Christmas' Band Aid 30 Lineup to Combat Ebola
For the fourth time, the hit holiday charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas" will be getting a new edition. In recent weeks, it was announced that Bob Geldof would be reforming a version of Band Aid to help benefit Ebola sufferers in Africa, and some of the biggest musicians in England including One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Bono are slated to be involved.
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