BBC Radio 2 Allstars

BBC Radio 2 Allstars are a charity single group who released a cover of Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis. The artists who performed on the track were Bryan Adams, Izzy Bizu, Cher, Clean Bandit, Mel C Jamie Cullum, Ella Eyre, Paloma Faith, Rebecca Ferguson, Jess Glynne, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Lenny Kravitz, KSI, Lauv, Ava Max, Kylie Minogue, James Morrison, Gregory Porter, Nile Rodgers, Jack Savoretti, Jay Sean, Anoushka Shankar, Robbie Williams and Yola. The backing track was performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra alongside Grace Chatto and Sheku Kanneh-Mason on cello and Anoushka Shankar on sitar.

The single, curated by BBC Radio 2’s Jeff Smith, was recorded and filmed by artists in locations across the world, from Cher in Malibu to Robbie Williams in Switzerland to Jay Sean in New York and Yola in Nashville, and was produced by Grammy award winning producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling who have produced chart topping hits for the likes of Cher, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, One Direction, Lionel Richie, Britney Spears and many more. Stop Crying Your Heart Out (BBC Radio 2 Allstars) was broadcast for the first time on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on Radio 2 on Friday 13th November. The accompanying video was given its exclusive debut during BBC Children in Need’s 2020 Appeal Show on BBC One the same evening. The music video was directed by Phill Deacon who produced the recent multi-artist Radio 1 Live Lounge Allstars video for their cover of Foo Fighters’ Times Like These. The following week on Friday 20th November 2020, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' entered the Official Chart Top 40 at #7. The following week on Friday 27th November 2020, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' departed from the chart.