Ed Sheeran's Play album: Release date speculation, singles and latest news
The British singer is back and ready to take over your playlist once again. Here's what we know.
Ed Sheeran is gearing up for his latest release, which promises to be his biggest yet.
The album, Play, ushers in a new era for the star – who until now has been using mathematical symbols for each of his previous releases.
Speaking to HitsRadio, Sheeran revealed it was a plan he had in place since he was 18 years old.
He told Fleur East and James Barr: "When I was 18, I was just like, I wanna do 10 records. I'd done five EPs and I was like, I wanna do 10 albums: Multiply, Plus, Divide, Equals, Subtract, and then Play, Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward, Stop.
"I just thought it was nice to... you always know what the next thing's gonna be, what the colour’s gonna be, what the symbol’s gonna be."
He added that a special edition of the latest album will likely be called Replay.
With this in mind, here’s everything you need to know about Play.
When is Play released?
Play is yet to be given an official release date by Ed Sheeran – although he's noted it will come 'after summer', and therefore towards the end of the year.
He added that he "didn't want to release the album while still doing the previous tour", with his Mathematics World Tour set to finish in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 7th September.
However, he will be promoting singles from the album in the run-up regardless.
It will be his eighth official studio album when it drops.
What is the tracklist of Ed Sheeran's Play?
Currently, the full tracklist is unavailable, but Sheeran has already released songs from the album and teased names of what Play will contain.
So far this includes:
- Azizam
- Old Phone
- Sapphire
- Symmetry
- Heaven
What singles has Ed Sheeran released from Play?
While it's not officially released yet, Ed Sheeran has released three music videos for Azizam – which is Persian for 'my beloved'.
This includes a lyric video, a live performance, and a Pink Heart video, which you can see here:
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Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.
