'Band Aid 30' music personalities unite to raise money for fight against Ebola

The hit track 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was remade in hope that it will help bring in money to help combat Ebola in West Africa, the Guardian reported.

The Band Aid 30 musicians – including Seal, Roger Taylor, Ed Sheeran, Jessie Ware, Ellie Goulding, Bastille singer Dan Smith, Olly Murs, Sam Smith, Elbow's Guy Garvey and Karl Hyde of Underworld – are following in the footsteps of dozens of African artists who have been using music to raise awareness of Ebola.

The lyrics to the Band Aid 30 version of the song have been changed too, to reflect the different cause. Several lines from the 1984 song were heavily criticised here and in Africa for being clumsy and patronising, including the one about no rivers flowing in Africa – the continent of the Nile, Congo and Niger.

The Band Aid 30 single will be first broadcast on television on The X Factor and released on Monday November 17 and will cost 99p to download or 4 pounds to buy on a CD, which will include a Tracey Emin-designed cover featuring the words Faith, Love and Trust in neon.