Help(2)

Help(2) is a charity album created by the organisation War Child in order to raise funds for their work involving helping children living through war. It was released on 6 March 2026 through War Child Records. A continuation of its predecessor, The Help Album (1995), the album was produced by James Ford and was recorded in Abbey Road Studios in November 2025. It features a variety of artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C., Olivia Rodrigo, Black Country, New Road, Cameron Winter, Beabadoobee, and Depeche Mode among others, while previous contributing artists such as Damon Albarn, Pulp and Oasis returned to collaborate. Five singles were released in promotion of the album; "Opening Night" on 22 January, "Flags" on 12 February, "Let's Do It Again!" on 17 February, "Begging for Change" on 19 February and "Helicopters" on 26 February. Help(2) was received positively by critics, who were positive about the album's line-up of artists and described it as a worthy sequel to The Help Album. The album will accompany a documentary film directed by Jonathan Glazer.