Editing David Byrne (section)

===Other contributions: 1990–present===
[[File:David Byrne by Ron Baker.jpg|thumb|Byrne performing at ''[[Austin City Limits]]'' in September 2008]]
Byrne has contributed songs to five [[AIDS]] benefit compilation albums produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]]: ''[[Red Hot + Blue]]: A Tribute to Cole Porter'', ''[[Red Hot + Rio]]'', ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'', ''[[Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon]]'', and ''[[Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip]]''. He appeared as a guest vocalist/guitarist for [[10,000 Maniacs]] during their ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' concert, though the songs in which he is featured were cut from the following album. One of them, "Let the Mystery Be", appeared as the fourth track on 10,000 Maniacs' CD single "Few and Far Between".

On March 24, 1992, he performed with [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity in [[Brooklyn Heights]], New York. The concert was recorded and released as ''An Acoustic Evening''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jack.mauveweb.co.uk/artists/thompson/19920324.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150419222152/http://jack.mauveweb.co.uk/artists/thompson/19920324.html|url-status=dead|title=Richard Thompson & David Byrne – 24 March 1992: New York|date=19 April 2015|archive-date=19 April 2015|website=Archive.today|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> Byrne worked with Latin superstar [[Selena]] in March 1995; writing, producing and singing a bilingual duet titled "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)". This became the last song Selena recorded before [[Murder of Selena|she was murdered]] on March 31, 1995. The song was included on the singer's posthumous album ''[[Dreaming of You (Selena album)|Dreaming of You]]''.

In 1997, Byrne was the host of ''[[Sessions at West 54th]]'' during its second of three seasons and collaborated with members of [[Devo]] and [[Morcheeba]] to record the album ''[[Feelings (David Byrne album)|Feelings]]''. In 2001, a version of Byrne's single "[[Like Humans Do]]", edited to remove its marijuana reference, was selected by [[Microsoft]] as the sample music for [[Windows XP]] to demonstrate [[Windows Media Player]].<ref>[https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/aug01/08-01DavidByrnePR.mspx David Byrne to Provide Promotional Music for Windows XP: "Like Humans Do" to Give Music Fans a Taste of the Digital Music Experience in Windows XP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212202445/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/aug01/08-01davidbyrnepr.mspx |date=12 February 2007 }}. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2001/08/21/0821byrne.html You May Find Yourself On Windows XP] Forbes.com by Davide Dukcevich, 21 August 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref>

In 2002, Byrne co-wrote and provided vocals for "[[Lazy (X-Press 2 song)|Lazy]]" by the English house duo [[X-Press 2]], which reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom and number one on the [[US Dance Chart]].<ref name="Drowned in Sound">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Jon |date=21 April 2002 |title=Single Review: X-Press 2, David Byrne – Lazy |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/5416/reviews/3648- |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201105653/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/5416/reviews/3648- |archive-date=1 December 2020 |access-date=2 October 2019 |website=[[Drowned in Sound]]}}</ref> Byrne released an orchestral version on his 2004 album ''[[Grown Backwards]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=2004-03-12 |title=David Byrne, Grown Backwards |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/12/popandrock.shopping1 |access-date=2025-03-10 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In September 2004, Byrne co-authored a CD collection and performed with Gilberto Gil at a benefit concert promoting the [[Creative Commons]] license.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://creativecommons.org/2004/09/28/wiredconcertandcdastudyincollaboration/ |title=WIRED Concert and CD: A Study in Collaboration |publisher=Creative Commons |date=2004-09-28 |access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> In 2006, his singing was featured on "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter" on ''The Cosmic Game'' by [[Thievery Corporation]]. In 2007, he provided a cover of [[the Fiery Furnaces]]' song "Ex-Guru" for a compilation to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the founding of [[Thrill Jockey]], a Chicago-based record label.

In April 2008, Byrne took part in the [[Paul Simon]] retrospective concert series at BAM performing "[[You Can Call Me Al]]" and "I Know What I Know" from Simon's ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Byrne joins Paul Simon on stage in New York|website=[[NME]] |url=https://www.nme.com/news/paul-simon/35824|url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622165612/http://www.nme.com/news/paul-simon/35824|archive-date=22 June 2008|access-date=14 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}, NME. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref> Later that year, Byrne and his production team turned the [[Battery Maritime Building]], a 99-year-old ferry terminal in [[Manhattan]], into a playable musical instrument.<ref>{{cite news |author=Thill, Scott |title=David Byrne Converts Building into Giant Instrument |url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/david-byrne-con.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519033341/http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/david-byrne-con.html |archive-date=19 May 2008 |date=12 May 2008 |work=Wired.com |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=11 January 2010 }}</ref> The structure was connected electronically to a [[pipe organ]] and made playable for a piece called "[[Playing the Building]]".<ref name="building">{{cite news |author=Kennedy, Randy |title=David Byrne's New Band, With Architectural Solos |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/music/30byrn.html |date=30 May 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=30 May 2008}}</ref> This project was previously installed in [[Stockholm]] in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=David Byrne Playing the Building |url=http://www.fargfabriken.se/en/archive/item/298-david-byrne |date=8 October 2005 |access-date=11 January 2010 |archive-date=29 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729105750/http://www.fargfabriken.se/en/archive/item/298-david-byrne |url-status=dead }}</ref> and later at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|London Roundhouse]] in 2009. Byrne says that the point of the project was to allow people to experience art first hand, by creating music with the organ, rather than simply looking at it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/138378 |first=Brian |last=Baiker |title=A Building for a Song |work=[[Newsweek]] |date=2 June 2008  |access-date=1 November 2010 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802041942/http://www.newsweek.com/id/138378 |archive-date=2 August 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Also in 2008, he collaborated with [[the Brighton Port Authority]], composing the music and singing the lyrics for "[[Toe Jam (The Brighton Port Authority song)|Toe Jam]]".

Byrne is featured on the tracks "Money" and "The People Tree", on [[N.A.S.A. (musical group)|N.A.S.A.]]'s 2009 album ''[[The Spirit of Apollo]]''. In 2009, he also appeared on HIV/AIDS charity album ''[[Dark Was the Night (album)|Dark Was the Night]]'' for [[Red Hot Organization]]. He collaborated with [[Dirty Projectors]] on the song "Knotty Pine". In the same year, Byrne performed at the [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]] in Manchester, Tennessee. He also was a signator of a letter protesting the decision of the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] to choose [[Tel Aviv]] as the subject of its inaugural City-to-City Spotlight strand.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/07/toronto-film-festival-boycott Toronto film festival hit by protest over Tel Aviv strand by Ben Walters, 7 September 2009]. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref>

In May 2011, Byrne contributed backing vocals to the [[Arcade Fire]] track "Speaking in Tongues" which appeared on the deluxe edition of their 2010 album ''[[The Suburbs]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/24/arcade-fire-david-byrne-speaking-in-tongues|title=Arcade Fire feat David Byrne – Speaking in Tongues|work=The Guardian|date=24 May 2011|location=London|first=Michael|last=Cragg}}</ref>

[[Jherek Bischoff]]'s 2012 album ''[[Composed (album)|Composed]]'' features Byrne on the track "Eyes". The same year, he also released a show recorded with [[Caetano Veloso]] in 2004 at New York City's [[Carnegie Hall]] (''[[Live at Carnegie Hall (David Byrne and Caetano Veloso album)|Live at Carnegie Hall]]'').

In March 2013, he debuted [[Here Lies Love (musical)|a fully staged production]] of his 2010 concept album ''[[Here Lies Love]]'' at New York's [[Public Theater]], directed by [[Tony Award]]-nominee [[Alex Timbers]] following its premiere at MoCA earlier in the year. That same month, he and Sakamoto released a re-recording of their 1994 collaboration [[Sweet Revenge (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|"Psychedelic Afternoon"]] to raise money and awareness for children impacted by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mineo|first1=Mike|title=Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Byrne – "Psychedelic Afternoon"|url=http://www.obscuresound.com/2013/03/ryuichi-sakamoto-david-byrne-psychedelic-afternoon/|website=Obscure Sound|accessdate=1 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201194540/http://www.obscuresound.com/2013/03/ryuichi-sakamoto-david-byrne-psychedelic-afternoon/|archivedate=1 February 2016|date=12 March 2013}}</ref>

In May 2014, Byrne announced his involvement with [[Anna Calvi]]'s EP, ''[[Strange Weather (EP)|Strange Weather]]'', collaborating with her on two songs: a cover of [[Keren Ann]]'s "Strange Weather" and [[Connan Mockasin]]'s "I'm the Man, That Will Find You".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/news/13-05-14/anna-calvi-announces-strange-weather-ep-listen-to-papi-pacify-cover/|work=Domino|title=Anna Calvi Announces 'Strange Weather' EP, Listen to 'Papi Pacify' Cover|date=13 May 2014|access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref>

In August 2016, he was featured on "Snoopies" on the [[Kickstarter]]-funded album, ''[[And the Anonymous Nobody...]]'' by [[De La Soul]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/and-the-anonymous-nobody-mw0002947120 |title=And the Anonymous Nobody |first=Tim |last=Sendra |date=August 2016 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=23 November 2016 }}</ref>

In 2022, he co-wrote and provided vocals on the song "This Is a Life" for the [[Everything Everywhere All at Once (soundtrack)|original soundtrack]] to the 2022 film ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'', alongside the film's composers [[Son Lux]] and American singer [[Mitski]].<ref name="Krol 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/andre-3000-mitski-and-more-to-feature-on-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-soundtrack-3168786|title=André 3000, Mitski and more to feature on 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' soundtrack|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|date=February 24, 2022|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB|access-date=April 10, 2022|archive-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410030814/https://www.nme.com/news/music/andre-3000-mitski-and-more-to-feature-on-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-soundtrack-3168786|url-status=live}}</ref> Byrne performed the song with Son Lux at the [[95th Academy Awards]], with [[Stephanie Hsu]] providing vocals in place of Mitski.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/oscars-david-byrne-stephanie-hsu-son-lux-perform-this-is-a-life-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-ceremony-1235273011/|access-date=February 27, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Denise Petski, Anthony D'Alessandro|title=Oscars: David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu & Son Lux To Perform "This Is A Life" During Ceremony|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305191929/https://deadline.com/2023/02/oscars-david-byrne-stephanie-hsu-son-lux-perform-this-is-a-life-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-ceremony-1235273011/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 20, 2023, the stage version of ''Here Lies Love'' made its Broadway debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/david-byrne-fatboy-slim-here-lies-love-broadway-1235218896/|title = David Byrne & Fatboy Slim Disco Musical 'Here Lies Love' Heading To Broadway| date=12 January 2023 }}</ref> In the leadup to the premiere, Broadway's musicians' union criticized the show for planning to use a pre-recorded soundtrack and no live musicians.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Michael |title=Broadway Musicians Object to David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/theater/here-lies-love-david-byrne-musicians.html |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 May 2023}}</ref>  Local 802 of the [[American Federation of Musicians]] criticized this choice as "A direct attack on Broadway Audiences — and live music."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gagliardi |first1=Tino |title=A direct attack on Broadway audiences — and live music |date=30 May 2023 |url=https://www.local802afm.org/allegro/articles/presidents-report-june-2023/ |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> Statements from the creative team claiming that the decision was inspired by [[karaoke]] and that the show "does not believe in artistic gate-keepers{{sic}}"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4g4f1u5W0/|title=An update on the musical genesis of Here Lies Love.|author=Here Lies Love|work=Instagram|date=May 30, 2023|accessdate=May 31, 2023}}</ref> attracted further criticism from union members, who accused Byrne of "denigrating" and "tossing aside" live musicians and likened his remarks to [[union busting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/musicians-union-responds-after-here-lies-love-characterizes-them-as-artistic-gatekeepers|title=Musicians Union Responds After ''Here Lies Love'' Characterizes Them as 'Artistic Gatekeepers'|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|work=Playbill|date=May 31, 2023|accessdate=May 31, 2023}}</ref> Following this, the creative team for ''Here Lies Love'' announced that the show would employ twelve live musicians, including three actor-musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-here-lies-love-changes-course-is-now-hiring-live-musicians|title=Broadway's ''Here Lies Love'' Changes Course, Is Now Hiring Live Union Musicians|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|work=Playbill|date=June 9, 2023|accessdate=June 9, 2023}}</ref>