In 1995, Paul McCartney, Blur, Radiohead, Oasis, Massive Attack, Sinéad O’Connor, and more legendary acts got together and recorded tracks for The Help Album to raise over a million pounds for the global children’s charity War Child UK.

Now, announced today, HELP(2) is coming on 6^th March, and it features Nilüfer Yanya along with Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Cameron Winter, Pulp, Depeche Mode, Damon Albarn, Beck, and more.

The original Help was famously recorded in 24 hours, days prior to its release. In that spirit the new collection was recorded in just a few days at Abbey Road Studios with executive producer James Ford.

Other artists who contributed are Anna Calvi, Arlo Parks, Arooj Aftab, Bat For Lashes, Beabadoobee, Beth Gibbons, Big Thief, Black Country, New Road, Dove Ellis, Ellie Rowsell, English Teacher, Ezra Collective, Foals, Fontaines D.C., Graham Coxon, Greentea Peng, Grian Chatten, Kae Tempest, King Krule, Sampha, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, and Young Fathers.

James Ford says:

“I felt incredibly honoured when War Child asked me to work on HELP(2). The original HELP meant a lot to me and to have the opportunity, given the current news cycle, to help galvanize our music community into doing something as unarguably positive as helping children in war zones seemed like a no brainer. The experience of making the album itself has been very powerful, and dare I say life affirming for me personally, against the backdrop of a very difficult year. I’m extremely proud of the results and of the efforts made by all involved. I can’t wait for people to hear this very special record.”

Jonathan Glazer served as Creative Director for HELP2 and focused on the concept “By Children, For Children,” handing cameras over to kids and connecting with fixers and filmmakers in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, and Sudan to collect footage filmed by children on the ground in these conflict zones.