Ed Sheeran unveiled his new single Sing last night which is due for release on 1st June.
Sing is a collaboration with Pharrell Williams and came about after the two bumped into each other at the Grammy Awards. After exchanging details they went into the studio together.
Talking about working with Pharrell, Ed said, “Pharrell really pushes you and wants you to do the best thing possible. So you don’t go for the first thing he plays… Pharrell must have been on about his 17th idea when he played me this beat. I don’t really get jazz chords and this felt like one of them. Instinctively, I dismissed it, but I had a guitar in my hand and started playing that riff absent-mindedly. From that moment, I was playing that song and… we just pieced it all together.”
Sing is the first track to be taken from Ed’s new album x which is due for release on 23rd June.
Ed will be playing a variety of live dates over the course of 2014 including a headline tour in October. You can catch him at:
11 Jul 2014 T In The Park 2014 – T In The Park
16 Aug 2014 VFestival 2014 – Hylands Park
17 Aug 2014 VFestival 2014 – Weston Park
04 Oct 2014 Dublin – The O2 Dublin
05 Oct 2014 Dublin – The O2 Dublin
06 Oct 2014 Dublin – The O2 Dublin
08 Oct 2014 Belfast – Odyssey Arena
09 Oct 2014 Belfast – Odyssey Arena
11 Oct 2014 Leeds – First Direct Arena
12 Oct 2014 London – The O2 Arena
13 Oct 2014 London – The O2 Arena
14 Oct 2014 London – The O2 Arena
15 Oct 2014 London – The O2 Arena
20 Oct 2014 Birmingham – LG Arena
22 Oct 2014 Nottingham – Capital FM Arena
23 Oct 2014 Nottingham – Capital FM Arena
25 Oct 2014 Newcastle – Metro Radio Arena
27 Oct 2014 Manchester – Phones 4U Arena
8 Oct 2014 Manchester – Phones 4U Arena
30 Oct 2014 Glasgow – SSE Hydro Arena
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