And on drums… Earth! Musicians to credit planet as collaborator to raise funds for activism

Brian Eno, Jacob Collier, Anna Calvi and more will add Earth' to songwriting credits so that royalties are diverted to environmental causes

Musicians including Brian Eno are to name the Earth as a co-writer of their music, in order to divert a portion of their royalties towards environmental activism.

Described as a poetic construct ... a beautiful idea" by Eno, the likes of Dave and Stormzy producer Fraser T Smith and multiple Grammy winner Jacob Collier will add the Earth to the credits of a forthcoming song or composition. A royalties percentage of their choice will be given in perpetuity to EarthPercent, a charity of which Eno is a founder and trustee, that raises money from the music industry to fund environmental activism.