BBC Radio 1 launches charity song with Dua Lipa, Chris Martin etc

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BBC Radio 1 has announced a charity single to benefit coronavirus relief, performed by 23 major pop stars.

The cover of Foo Fighters’ Times Like These, using “phones, pots, pans and acoustic guitars”, according to producer Fraser T Smith, features artists spanning pop, rock, rap, soul, dancehall and R&B, including Dua Lipa, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Rita Ora and Ellie Goulding.

It will be released as a single, with profits from UK streams and downloads going to Children in Need and Comic Relief to help British people affected by the coronavirus crisis. Profits from international listeners will go to the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/20/bbc-radio-1-launches-coronavirus-charity-song-with-dua-lipa-chris-martin-and-more

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3 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

The cover of Foo Fighters’ Times Like These, using “phones, pots, pans and acoustic guitars”,

I love that they also got involved scottish legend SOPHIE