Ed Sheeran has announced the release of his first solo single in almost four years.
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The singer-songwriter took to social media yesterday (June 9) to share news of his first solo record since ‘Happier’ in 2018.
“The moment you realise your first solo single in 4 years is coming out in a few weeks,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram, alongside a photograph of himself grimacing in a navy blue t-shirt.
Sheeran teased the new single last month, calling it “really different” during an interview with BBC Radio 1.
Speaking to presenter Jordan North ahead of his Big Weekend show, Sheeran said: âMy first single was meant to be ready for now, and I was meant to be playing it at One Big Weekend.â
Giving some hints at what his next era might be like, he said: “Iâm using a band for the first time and it feels like the next stage/ Iâve done band stuff before but only at the request of TV shows.”
He added that heâs âdone the loop pedal thing for 15 yearsâ and wanted to try something different. âWhat I felt were the weakest bits of the tour were some of the songs that needed a band,â he said.
Sheeranâs last solo album was 2017’s ‘Divide’, which spawned the hits ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Galway Girl’. It also included the aforementioned ‘Happier’.
The star’s last project was 2019âs star-studded âNo.6 Collaborations Projectâ album, which saw him team up with the likes of Justin Bieber, Eminem, Camila Cabello, Cardi B and more.
It also featured Stormzy on the track ‘Take Me Back to London’, which reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart.
In December, Sheeran shared new song ‘Afterglow’, which he clarified at the time wasn’t a single but instead “just a song I love”.
Meanwhile, Sheeran has revealed that he was âthird choiceâ for the role in Richard Curtisâ Yesterday â behind Harry Styles and Coldplayâs Chris Martin.
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