Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Miley Cyrus takes on the calamitous state of the world with Eighties synths and bold proclamations, Ed Sheeran incorporates Persian melodies into his first single of …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Debuts Nostalgic Single 'Old Phone' From New Album, 'Play' on 'Fallon'
Ed Sheeran has finished working his way though mathematics symbols with his albums Plus, Multiply, Divide, Subtract, and Equals. Now, he’s moving on to the buttons on a walkman. During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the musician revealed the title of his forthcoming album, Play, …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Taps Harry Styles, Central Cee for Letter Urging U.K. Government to Fund Music
Amid teasing his next album, Ed Sheeran has called on the U.K. government to secure longterm funding for music education in an open letter backed by Harry Styles, Elton John, Central Cee, and more. The letter (which is available to read on Sheeran’s Instagram) was sent to Prime Minister Keir …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Reveals 'Album Done,' Teases New Single
Ed Sheeran teased his unreleased track titled “Azizam” on Wednesday, while also delivering good news: his next album is ready for the masses. In an Instagram video, Sheeran is seen at a studio with producer, Ilya Salmanzadeh, as they bop along — and Sheeran dances around the room — to …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Plays Surprise Set at Boston Pub for St. Patrick's Day
Ed Sheeran popped up at a Boston Irish pub to perform a surprise acoustic set in front of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day crowd on Monday night. The British singer-songwriter was backed by a fiddle and an accordion, in addition to other band members of the Irish folk band Beoga …
Read More »Watch Megan Moroney Debut Unreleased Song for Ed Sheeran at Bluebird Cafe
For her Future of Music cover story last week, Megan Moroney welcomed Rolling Stone into a writer’s retreat where she played six songs she had written for her third album. On Sunday, the country star debuted one of them, “Beautiful Things,” during a writers’ round hosted by Ed Sheeran at …
Read More »Police Shut Down Ed Sheeran's Street Performance in India
Ed Sheeran‘s impromptu street performance in Bengaluru, India, was stopped by local police on Sunday. The singer decided to busk on the city’s Church Street ahead of his concert, but police officers literally pulled the plug, saying Sheeran didn’t have proper permission. As seen in videos of the performance, a …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Denies Attending J.K. Rowling's New Year's Eve Party
Ed Sheeran slammed rumors that he was one of the attendees at Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling‘s New Year’s Eve party at her estate. Sheeran also corrected a story about performing for wounded IDF soldiers in the same post. Sheeran’s statement on Instagram was in direct response to a post …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Launches Foundation Supporting Music Education for Children
Before Ed Sheeran knew how to write a song, he was learning his way around the cello and piano as a kid. Now that he’s written enough to fill five studio albums, more than a dozen EPs, and placements with other artists, he’s clearing a path toward music education for …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Reveals His Next Album Is Already Done — And It's 'Big Pop'
Ed Sheeran fans can rest assured of new music in the new year. The British singer told Variety that his next, yet-to-be-titled, album is already finished, and he’s “getting back into big pop.” He told the outlet that his last project,Subtract,“was obviously a completely different record that didn’t really call …
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