{"id":1134,"date":"2021-02-18T00:11:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theguitar.rocks\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2021-02-18T00:11:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:11:03","slug":"ed-sheeran-hints-hell-release-a-new-album-this-year-music-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theguitar.rocks\/?p=1134","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran hints he\u2019ll release a new album this year &#8211; Music News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.music-news.com\/images\/news\/Ed-Sheeran2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The \u2018Castle on the Hill\u2019 hitmaker celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday (17.02.21), and used an Instagram post marking the special occasion to also reveal his career plans for 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Ed told his followers he plans to drop a \u201cfourth instalment in the series\u201d this year, which is heavily speculated to be a reference to his mathematics-themed album titles, having previously released records named \u2018Plus\u2019, \u2018Multiply\u2019, and \u2018Divide\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside a picture of his birthday cake and a photo of himself as a child dressed as a pirate, he wrote: \u201c30 today. Thank you for all your wonderful messages, I feel very loved. Currently dressed the same as I was on my 3rd birthday about to chow down on Colin the pirate caterpillar, poor bloke<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be back online with the 4th instalment in the series later this year, until then xx (sic)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the \u2018Shape of You\u2019 singer didn\u2019t give any further details, it\u2019s thought his next album could follow the same format and be named either \u2018Minus\u2019 or \u2018Subtract\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes after Ed released a new track named \u2018Afterglow\u2019 in December.<\/p>\n<p>To announce the release, the Grammy-winner shared his Jackson Pollock-inspired painting for the single&#8217;s artwork and told fans he would give them &#8220;a Christmas present&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: &#8220;11am GMT tomorrow. A Christmas present.(sic)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The uplifting ballad was accompanied with a one-take performance of the track as the music video.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cHey guys. Afterglow is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for you. It\u2019s not the first single from the next album, it\u2019s just a song I love, and hope you love too. Enjoy ! Have a safe and happy festive break and New Year\u2019s. Back to dad land for me now, ciao x (sic)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It marked the first new material from Ed since his 2019 album, &#8216;No.6 Collaborations Project&#8217;, which featured the likes of Stormzy, Khalid, Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and Eminem, and came a year after the singer-songwriter announced his hiatus from music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.music-news.com\/news\/UK\/138296\/Ed-Sheeran-hints-he-ll-release-a-new-album-this-year\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Castle on the Hill\u2019 hitmaker celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday (17.02.21), and used an Instagram post marking the special occasion to also reveal his career plans for 2021. 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