Programming Note: Watch CNN Original Series “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World,” celebrating the definitive story of how two rockstars inspired the largest global music events in history.

Live Aid was a global phenomenon that took place at the same time, in two separate places, all focusing on helping to raise funds and awareness for famine relief in Ethiopia. Two concerts took place ...

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More than any artist on the star-studded bill, Queen have come synonymous with Live Aid, the band's short but spectacular six-song set providing the concert's most vivid and long-lasting images and ...

Freddie Mercury peacocking across the stage, pumping his mic stand while 72,000 pairs of hands double clapped in unison during Queen's “Radio Ga Ga.” David Bowie, elegant in his powder blue suit, ...

On July 13, 1985, music legends on both sides of the Atlantic came together for a cause — raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia — and made pop culture history. Live Aid was held simultaneously ...

(CNN) — British band Queen’s performance at 1985 charity mega concert Live Aid has gone down in the history books, but it almost didn’t happen, according to members Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...