Band Aid (band) features the BBC news report, as well as the Band Aid video. Live Aid inspired a number of charity events, such as Media Aid that raised money for Save the Children. Vocalists: Additional spoken messages on B-side: Musicians: The hit single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was highly successful worldwide. It sold over two million copies around the globe and raised more than $24 million (USD). The super group's success was seen as a large increase in Celebrity Diplomacy and inspired similar actions of support from countries such as Canada, France, Spain and the United States. The success influenced two
NME Single of the Year of the Year in the same year: Joy Division in 1980, Klaxons in 2007 and MGMT in 2008. Cecil Womack and Bobby Womack also won Single & Album of the Year respectively in 1984. NME End of year critic lists NME Single of the Year Every December, British music magazine "NME" compiles a list of what it considers the best single or track of the year. It was started in 1975. The list is usually published in one of the issues sold before Christmas – in 2006 it was published in the issue for December 9. The companion list is