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Ed Sheeran unveils new single Sing

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, ā€œPharrell really pushes you and wants you to do the best thing possible. So you donā€™t go for the first thing he playsā€¦ Pharrell must have been on about his 17thĀ idea when he played me this beat. I donā€™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 andā€¦ we just pieced it all together.ā€

Sing is the first track to be taken from Edā€™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 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  T In The Park 2014 – T In The Park
16 Aug 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  VFestival 2014 – Hylands Park
17 Aug 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  VFestival 2014 – Weston Park

04 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Dublin – The O2 Dublin
05 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Dublin – The O2 Dublin
06 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Dublin – The O2 Dublin
08 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Belfast – Odyssey Arena
09 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Belfast – Odyssey Arena
11 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Leeds – First Direct Arena
12 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  London – The O2 Arena
13 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  London – The O2 Arena
14 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  London – The O2 Arena
15 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  London – The O2 Arena
20 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Birmingham – LG Arena
22 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Nottingham – Capital FM Arena
23 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Nottingham – Capital FM Arena
25 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Newcastle – Metro Radio Arena
27 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Manchester – Phones 4U Arena
8 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Manchester – Phones 4U Arena
30 Oct 2014 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Glasgow – SSE Hydro Arena

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