Ed Sheeran confirms that his new album is “done” and teases single

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Ed Sheeran has confirmed that his new album is “done” and teased an upcoming single.Today (March 19), Sheeran shared a clip of himself in the studio with producer and songwriter Ilya Salmanzadeh (Lisa, Ariana Grande), with the video seeing him enthusiastically dance along to upcoming track ‘Azizam’, which he has also previewed with a thirty-second clip on YouTube.Complete with backing from the Citizens Of The World Choir, Sheeran sings: “And if love’s just a game, come and play / Azizam / Meet me on the floor tonight / Show me how to move like the water / In between the dancing lights / Be my, be my Azizam,” over a dance beat.The ‘Shape Of You’ hitmaker captioned the clip: “Album done.

Single soon. I’m very excited as you can tell.”The fresh update follows a surprise set on the streets of New Orleans, where he was joined by a brass band and initially debuted the new song.A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)On Monday, he performed a surprise acoustic set at a Boston pub to celebrate St.

Patrick’s Day, marking the latest in a series of impromptu performances from the ‘Perfect’ singer.Last week, he surprised fans in Nashville by performing an impromptu set of his hits along with a cover of Britney Spears’ ‘…Baby One More Time’.Likewise, back in February, videos emerged of police pulling the plug on him as he performed on a street in Bengaluru, India.

Sheeran drew a large and enthusiastic crowd, but local authorities intervened due to concerns over performance permissions, though he later clarified that it had been planned in advance.Meanwhile, the singer previously revealed that a new song called ‘Sapphire’ would be released in the coming months.