British rock band Pink Floyd released a new song on Friday to raise money for humanitarian relief in Ukraine, featuring the vocals of a Ukrainian singer who quit an international tour to fight for his country and was wounded.
The single Hey Hey, Rise Up — Pink Floyd’s first original new music in almost 30 years — was recorded last week and highlights singing by Andriy Khlyvnyuk from the Ukrainian band Boombox, which was taken from a social media post.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour said he learned that Khlyvnyuk — with whom he had previously performed — left a U.S. tour with Boombox and