Ed Sheeran teams up with Ukrainian band Antytila for reworked ‘2Step’

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Ed Sheeran has released a reworked version of ‘2Step’ featuring a new verse from Ukrainian band Antytila – check it out below.The video for ‘2Step’ stars Antytila who also directed and produced it.Royalties earned from streams of the official video on YouTube will be donated to Music Saves UA, a non-profit fundraising project created by Ukrainian Association of Music Events to provide immediate humanitarian help to those who need it most right now in Ukraine.Check it out below:Earlier this year, Antytila reached out to the singer, asking if they could perform remotely at the ‘Concert For Ukraine’.

Organisers refused because the event is “only able to focus on the humanitarian situation” and the band are currently fighting the Russians in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv but Sheeran did say he was going to be checking out their music.Ahead of the release of their collaboration, Antytile shared screenshots of conversations they’d had with Sheeran.“I’m up for whatever man, just please keep safe,” Sheeran wrote to the group. “The video you sent was so heartbreaking, I’m so sorry all of this is happening.

It’s incredible you write lyrics like that considering all that’s going on, I really appreciate it.”A post shared by Антитіла / Antytila (@antytila_official)‘2Step’ originally featured on Sheeran’s 2021 album ‘=’ and earlier this month, a reworked version featuring Lil Baby was released alongside a music video shot in Kyiv.Speaking about the video, Sheeran said: “I filmed the video for ‘2step’ in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine before the devastating acts of violence started to take place.