Watch Ed Sheeran lead One Direction and Backstreet Boys sing-along at a karaoke pub

nme.com:

Ed Sheeran hosted a karaoke party at Santa’s Pub in Tennessee, where he led sing-alongs of One Direction and Backstreet Boys songs.Sheeran took to Instagram to share a Reel of the night, speaking about Santa’s Pub, which he says was his favourite joint when he lived in Nashville.

The Instagram reel he posted included a clip of the singer-songwriter leading a sing-along of Backstreet Boys’ ‘I Want It That Way’.Also included was a clip of Ed Sheeran serenading a newly wed couple with his hit song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ – watch the clips below.A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)A fan in attendance also took to TikTok to share a clip of Ed Sheeran singing with fans to One Direction’s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’.#edsheeran #nashville #santaspub #hohoho ♬ original sound – Liv Trahan Ed Sheeran most recently released his fifth studio album, ‘-‘ (pronounced ‘Subtract’) in May.

The album received a three-star review from NME‘s Nick Levine, who wrote: “Most of ‘-’ is doggedly one-paced, an often drawback of Dessner’s mellow production stylings.

If it becomes a little samey in places, it could be argued that this is an authentic representation of the mental health issues Sheeran was working through at the time.