Ed Sheeran has long sought to bring people together with his music, whether it be his emotionally resonant acoustic ballads or unproblematic, danceable pop hits. His eight studio album,

The singer-songwriter gets personal about family life with Cherry and their daughters Lyra, 5, and Jupiter, 3, on 'Play'

Play, his eighth LP in total, is a buoyant record that traverses moods and continents. Lead single "Azizam" features Persian influence, and several songs ("Sapphire") were inspired by his shows and travels through India. This is Ed back at his vibrant best, and the start of a bright, brilliant new era; here's how the 13 tracks on Play shake out.

A new Ed Sheeran album, Play, is out on Friday. Depending on taste and temperament, you will soon either be cursing the Suffolk minstrel’s hook-laden inescapability or bellowing along at the top of your voice.

Ed Sheeran’s new album Play is out tomorrow (September 12). Sheeran is thinking much further into the future than that, though, as per his will, fans will one day have a posthumous album titled Eject. Sheeran talked Apple Music’s Zane Lowe through it in an interview shared yesterday (September 10), saying:

Ed Sheeran, Drake and more have released new music. Which is the best new music release this week? Vote in our poll!

Ed Sheeran shares his children with his wife Cherry Seaborn. Here's everything you need to know about the couple's two kids, Lyra and Jupiter.

We knew that when the time was right, Ed Sheeran would step behind the real Desk and that time is now. Watch a livestream of Sheeran's Tiny Desk today at noon ET.

Musician Ed Sheeran took to his Instagram Stories to further explain comments made on the '2 Johnnies' podcast about moving to the United States.

Ed Sheeran dated Scottish star Nina Nesbitt in 2012 and their relationship was one of the most publicized among the “A Team” singer’s girlfriends. Sheeran was the subject of Nesbitt’s album Peroxide (2014) and Sheeran’s songs “Nina”, “Friends” and “Photograph” were all inspired by their relationship