Stevie Wonder pens charitable song

LOS ANGELES: Stevie Wonder yesterday released two new singles appealing for unity amid the challenges of systemic racism and the Covid19 pandemic, and said he would donate 100% of the proceeds of one song to the nonprofit group Feeding America.

Where Is Our Love Song and Can’t Put It In the Hands of Fate are songs Wonder (70) said he had started writing years ago about romantic relationships but was inspired to give them a different twist by the events of the past year.

‘‘If I can do anything to use the gift of song to help to feed people, to share my love . . . it is my joy,’’ the singersongwriter told a video news conference, referring to Where Is Our Love Song.

‘‘In these times, we are hearing the most poignant wakeup calls and cries for this nation and the world to, please, heed our need for love, peace and unity,’’ the 25time Grammy winner said. — Reuters