BBC Radio 1 has announced the launch of a charitable single to fight the coronavirus crisis. It will be a cover of Times Like This , Foo Fighters, in which Chris Martin, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Biffy Clyro, and many others will participate.
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We've brought together some of your favorite artists for a very special #StayHomeLiveLounge cover of 'Times Like These' by Foo Fighters, produced by Fraser T. Smith 🎤💜 Listen this Thursday at 12pm on Radio 1 and see the video that evening as part of The Big Night In on @bbcone
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According to producer Fraser T Smith, the artists will play with "telephones, pots, pans, or acoustic guitars", for a production totally "made in confinement", as the Guardian relays . All profits from British downloads and streams will go to several charities, such as Children in Need, or Comic Relief, while international profits will go to the WHO solidarity fund.
A message to the world
BBC Radio 1 music chief Chris Price says "it's about sending a simple message to the world: the power of music and human creativity can help overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to build a feeling of community, closeness and determination, even when we have to be separated. ”
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, charitable projects have multiplied, and artists are trying to make things happen.
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With some of my co-fundraisers @booconnor @michaelpolansky #oneworld #togetherathome Miss you @wanaynay our other co-fundraiser and producer and missing our other co-fundraisers @who & @glblctzn
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For example, the One World: Together At Home concert , organized by Lady Gaga, which raised $ 138 million this weekend to fight the virus. The choral version of Times Like This will be released this Thursday.
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