With his confessional new album –(pronouncedSubtract), on the way, Ed Sheeran opened up like never before in his cover-story interviews with senior writer Brian Hiatt, which took place over a week in Auckland, New Zealand. Some highlights follow, or read the whole cover story here. Now that Sheeran has completed …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Confesses: Tears, Trauma, and Those Bad Habits
I n case there’s any doubt, Ed Sheeran is well aware of the fact that he’s … Ed Sheeran. “I’m not an idiot,” he says, early in our acquaintance. “When you say in your office, ‘I’m gonna go and interview Ed Sheeran,’ you must get sneers. I’ve always been that …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Lets His Guard Down for Disney+ Docuseries 'The Sum of It All'
Ahead of Ed Sheeran’s upcoming album — (Subtract), the singer will provide an inside look into his life, career, and new LP with the Disney+ docuseries Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All. Premiering May 3 on the streaming service, the four-part docuseries will chart Sheeran’s rise from a child …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Will Explore Grief on 'Subtract' Single 'Eyes Closed': 'I Guess Music Helps Heal'
On his wedding-ready single “Perfect,” Ed Sheeran reminisced about dancing in the dark with his true love. That was on Divide, his third studio album following a long-planned succession of mathematics-themed titles. As the singer approaches the fifth and final installment, Subtract, out May 5, he is previewing the record …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Announces Final Mathematical-Themed Album 'Subtract'
Ed Sheeran is ending his era of mathematic-titled albums with the release of upcoming LP, Subtract (stylized as –), he announced in the early hours of Wednesday. And he’s ready to “open the trapdoor into my soul” with the new music on the way. The British singer revealed in a …
Read More »Sam Smith's 'Gloria' Is Their Deepest Album Yet
Since breaking through a decade ago with their impassioned vocal on Disclosure’s churning club smash “Latch,” Sam Smith has been one of pop’s premier torch singers. Their ability to express yearning, whether by using their gasped upper register or their voice’s smoothed-out lower reaches, lends itself naturally to ballads, or …
Read More »Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Dead and Company Lead 2023 New Orleans Jazz Fest
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, and Dead and Company lead the massive lineup set to take the stage at New Orleans’ venerable Jazz Fest, returning to the Big Easy the …
Read More »Lewis Capaldi Drops New Single 'Pointless' Co-Written by Ed Sheeran
Lewis Capaldi enlists Ed Sheeran as co-writer on the Scottish singer-songwriter’s new song “Pointless,” the latest single from Capaldi’s upcoming sophomore album Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent. Upon the track’s release Friday, Capaldi appeared on Apple Music 1 with Zane Lowe to discuss “Pointless” and collaborating with Sheeran. …
Read More »Sam Smith Reveals 'Gloria' Tracklist, Enlists Ed Sheeran, Jessie Reyez as Featured Collaborators
Sam Smith has enlisted a slate of collaborators for their fourth studio album Gloria, set for release on Jan. 27. Ed Sheeran, Jessie Reyez, Koffee, and Kim Petras, are all set to make appearances on the album, the newly shared tracklist revealed Thursday. The 13-track record will highlight certain featured …
Read More »Watch Eminem Bring Out Ed Sheeran, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler for Career-Spanning Rock Hall Performance
Eminem celebrated his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a career-spanning medley featuring several special guests. Clad in a gold chain and black-hooded leather jacket, the rapper opened with brief snippet of his signature 1999 smash, “My Name Is,” before abruptly jumping to 2013’s “Rap God,” …
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