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When LadBaby – aka Mark and Roxanne Hoyle – teamed up with Ed Sheeran and Elton John last year, I think it’s safe to say that a lot of people assumed that was the end of their run of Christmas number one singles. I mean, how do you top that? Well, they’re back, and this time they’re teaming up with financial expert Martin Lewis.
So, er… yeah.Oh, alright, they’re doing a bit more than just collaborating with everyone’s favourite money saving expert. They’re actually going to release a reworked version of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ with an all-star cast of singers performing under the name Food Aid.We don’t yet know who will be joining LadBaby on the track, but we do know that they collaborated with songwriter Amy Wadge – best known for her work with Ed Sheeran – on the new lyrics.The new version also has the blessing of the song’s original writers, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.
The proceeds from the release will be split 50/50 between food bank charity The Trussell Trust and the charity set up off the back of the original Band Aid release, the Band Aid Trust.“We never intended to release a fifth Christmas single”, say the Hoyles, “but as ambassadors of the Trussell Trust we were not prepared to sit back and do nothing in a year when people are struggling more than ever”.“The Trussell Trust, which supports more than 1300 food bank centres, has told us that the cost of living emergency has created a ‘tsunami of need’, as people struggle to survive amidst the soaring costs of living”, they go on. “With need outstripping donations for the first time in its history, we need to help ensure that food banks keep going this winter.
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