Sheeran’s brother, Matthew, a composer, also contributes string arrangements on “First Times” and “The Joker and the Queen. Ed Sheeran turned into a global superstar after the release of 2014’s x and while fame did his head in a bit he took a year off of social media, a hiatus that happened to coincide with the time he worked on his third album it’s also true that fame suits him. Written and recorded across England, Sweden and Los Angeles, the album’s executive production comes from Ed Sheeran, Fred (“No.6 Collaborations Project”) and Johnny McDaid (“Divide”), with additional writing and/or production provided by Steve Mac, Joe Rubel, Amy Wadge, Foy Vance, Elvira Anderfjard, David Hodges, Andrew Watt, Lou Bell, Natalie Hemby and Ben Kweller. The new song, “Visiting Hours,” finds Sheeran coming to terms with the loss of his mentor and friend, Australian music impresario Michael Gudinski, and was written shortly after his passing: “I wish that heaven had visiting hours / So I can just swing by and ask your advice.” He debuted the song at a memorial for Gudinski back in March. If he wanted to, he could literally release an album of acoustic ballads tomorrow!” Because this record’s taken so long to make, we genuinely have a lot of songs, so it could happen relatively quickly.
“If we tour for that long, I’d imagine there will be two albums within that cycle.
Sheeran’s manager, Stuart Camp, spoke with Variety about the album late last month - and said there’s likely to be another album sooner than later, if Sheeran can tour for as long as he’s hoping.“We’ll be touring – if we’re allowed to – for two to three years, and there may be more records in that period,” Camp said. Adopting the old-fashioned route to success by playing a grueling 300 gigs in 2009 alone, Ed Sheerans blend of singer/songwriter balladry and acoustic hip-hop has built up quite the fan base, ensuring his debut full-length album, simply titled Plus, is one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year. 6 Collaborations Project” in 2019 and became father to a daughter who is nearly a year old. The announcement comes at the end of a long quiet period for Sheeran in the years since he finished his tour behind 2017’s “Divide.” In that time he released a mixtape-type “No.
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