Ed Sheeran news

Ed Sheeran has unveiled details for his new album. Titled “÷” (pronounced divide), the multi-Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter’s third studio album arrives on March 3 via Atlantic Records.

“÷” will be available for pre-order here beginning at midnight ET on Friday, January 13. All pre-orders will include instant grat downloads of the recently released “Castle On The Hill” and “Shape Of You,” which just broke the record for single-day streams on Spotify with 7,940,950 streams, topping Adele’s “Hello”.

Sheeran commented – “First off, what a week! The reaction to my new singles has been absolutely mind-blowing and I can’t thank you enough. My new album ÷ holds a very special place in my heart and I really believe this is my best work to date. I’ve been eager to get back and I couldn’t be more excited for March 3rd.”

One of the most anticipated global releases of 2017, “÷” was recorded between LA, London, Suffolk and while crossing the Atlantic aboard the RMS Queen Mary 2. Executive produced by multi-Grammy winner Benny Blanco and Sheeran himself with additional production coming from frequent collaborator Johnny McDaid, Grammy winner Mike Elizondo, and BRIT Award winner Steve Mac. Sheeran also created the album artwork concept for “÷” , even painting the cover himself.

Unveiled in tandem last Friday, the album’s first singles “Shape Of You” and “Castle On The Hill” logged over 13 million global streams in the first 24 hours, breaking Spotify's 'day 1' streaming record.

With "Shape Of You" tallying 6,868,642 streams and "Castle On The Hill" landing 6,168,395 streams, both of the new tracks have individually had overtaken the previous 'day one' record holders (One Direction logged 4,759,698 streams with "Drag Me Down" in August 2015) marking another record-breaking milestone in his career.

Meanwhile, the accompanying lyric videos received over 60 million combined hits, having amounted over 10 million views in the first 24 hours - these mark his fastest-ever video launches, with the accompanying official videos still to come.

Despite being out of the spotlight for nearly all of 2016, Ed’s name was still associated with some of the year’s biggest hits. As one of the world's most in-demand songwriters, he penned “Cold Water” for Major Lazer and “Love Yourself” for Justin Bieber.

“Love Yourself” is up for “Song of the Year” at this year’s Grammy Awards, earning Sheeran his 11th Grammy nomination. Sheeran himself is very familiar with this category – which specifically recognizes and honors songwriters - having been previously nominated for this award twice before, winning last year for his 7x-Platinum hit “Thinking Out Loud.”

Track listing:

1. Eraser
2. Castle On The Hill
3. Dive
4. Shape Of You
5. Perfect
6. Galway Girl
7. Happier
8. New Man
9. Hearts Don’t Break Around Here
10. What Do I Know?
11. How Would You Feel (Paean)
12. Supermarket Flowers
 
Deluxe Edition:

13. Barcelona
14. Bibia Be Ye Ye
15. Nancy Mulligan
16. Save Myself