Charity

Dua Lipa, Chris Martin and Rita Ora record Live Lounge charity single


21 04 2020

Musicians including Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Rita Ora, Yungblud, Anne-Marie, Ellie Goulding, Zara Larsson, Sean Paul, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sigrid, Mabel, Jess Glynne, and Sam Fender, have teamed up to record The Stay Home Live Lounge with BBC, supporting of the global effort to 'stay safe and stay home' during the Covid-19 crisis.

The collaboration, a cover of Foo Fighters' track Times Like These, is produced by Grammy winner Fraser T Smith, and will be released on Thursday April 23, with an exclusive video premiere during BBC One’s Big Night In. Funds from the single will be split equally between BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief to help vulnerable people impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, and Physical hitmaker Lipa commented 'I am so proud that we’ve been able to come together to record this track and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it. Thinking of everyone around the world at this difficult time. Love you all'.

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