Lewis Capaldi told fans to buy Ed Sheeran's new album instead of his own during a hilarious interview on This Morning.
05.03.2023 - 02:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Starstruck is holding fans spellbound on Saturday nights as superfans transform into their musical icons. Tonight (Saturday March 4) one singer in particular drew gasps as he took to the stage as singing superstar Ed Sheeran.
Starstruck sees four teams of superfans transform into their idol for a performance of one of their classic songs. Each team experiences a star makeover as they transform into the icon before stepping onto the stage on the ITV show.
Viewers watching at home and star judges Adam Lambert, Jason Manford, Beverley Knight and Shania Twain were amazed by Callum, who they thought both looked and sounded uncannily like Shivers and Bad Habits hitmaker Ed, 32. Jason even quipped that he thought they were being pranked by Ant and Dec.
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They weren't surprised after Team Ed won the team stage, after competing with Team Bon Jovi, Team Diana Ross and Team Judy Garland, and Callum went on to be crowned the overall winner.
Viewers flocked to Twitter to have their say. @gracegrxnde gasped: "THIS IS UNCANNY OMG ED???? @SR4Work remarked: "Callum has a beautiful voice… and obviously is Ed’s twin."
@GeorgiaBowring said: "#Starstruck If Callum had a guitar with him he’d be Ed’s twin seriously!" @mistermemoryman said: "If you’ve got both the look and the voice you are unbeatable." And @lindsayjarch wrote: "Just watched my first full episode of #Starstruck and I've seen one absolute carbon copy of Ed Sheeran."
Other viewers were in hysterics as they were distracted by the wigs sported by the Ed Sheeran tributes. @karldenniss remarked: "These Ed Sheeran wigs are giving primary school fancy dress party."
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Lewis Capaldi told fans to buy Ed Sheeran's new album instead of his own during a hilarious interview on This Morning.
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Ed Sheeran has revealed that, in addition to his upcoming album ‘-’, he has also recorded a second album with The National’s Aaron Dessner, and another with J Balvin, and has yet another in the works that won’t come out until after his death.Pronounced ‘Subtract’, the new album is the final part of Sheeran’s series of records named after mathematical symbols, and was co-written and produced last year by Dessner. The National guitarist’s collaborations with Sheeran follow his earlier creative partnership with Taylor Swift, which also resulted in two albums – ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’.Confirming that there will be two releases from his Dessner alliance, Sheeran tells Rolling Stone: “It was very quickly seen that we were making two different things”.The second record will apparently be more upbeat than the more emotionally heavy ‘-’.
Ed Sheeran has revealed that he is already planning for a posthumous album to be released after his death.Speaking to Rolling Stone, the ‘Shape Of You’ singer revealed that he has plans to release at least five more records throughout his career, with a special album being planned for after his demise.That posthumous album will be a continual work in progress, with the singer saying: “I want to slowly make this album that is quote-unquote ‘perfect’ for the rest of my life, adding songs here and there. And just have it in my will that after I die, it comes out.”Elsewhere in his interview with Rolling Stone, Sheeran spoke of his ongoing struggle with suicidal thoughts and depression following the death of two of his closest friends Jamal Edwards and Australian cricketer Shane Warne.“I felt like I didn’t want to live anymore,” he told Rolling Stone.
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Ed Sheeran has revealed the name of his second child — Jupiter. In the latest issue of, wherethe 32-year-old singer is the cover star, Sheeran reveals that he and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, welcomed their 8-month-old daughter in 2022.Jupiter's birth came after a trying time. Six months into her pregnancy, Seaborn was diagnosed with a tumor that couldn't be treated until the birth of their child.
Ed Sheeran is opening up about his life in a way he never has before. The notoriously private musician broke down the hardest times of his life in an intimate interview published by on Tuesday, peeling back the curtain of mystery surrounding his family life, battles with addiction and depression, and his upcoming album.«I spent so long with people laughing about me making music,» the 32-year-old tells of his highly memed rise to fame.
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Ed Sheeran has shared a preview of an upcoming new track, ‘Eyes Closed’ – check out the posts below.The song will appear on the singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album ‘-‘ (‘Subtract’), which is due for release on May 5 via Asylum/Atlantic (pre-order/pre-save here).Taking to TikTok this week, Sheeran posted a series of videos of himself performing an as-yet-unheard piece of music. The first upload saw the star play two repeated guitar parts in a split screen format.“Wanna hear the lyrics to this as well?” he wrote as the caption along with the hashtag #NewMusic.
Ed Sheeran is giving fans a taste of his new music.
Naman Ramachandran British musician Ed Sheeran has previewed his new single “Eyes Closed” exclusively on TikTok. Live now, the single is from Sheeran’s final album in the mathematical album era, “Subtract.” The six-day TikTok preview features Sheeran performing an acoustic performance of “Eyes Closed.” The single will drop March 24. The album, which will release on May 5, was produced and written with Aaron Dessner of the National and follows his latest release “F64,” which dropped Jan. 19 and memorialized his friend and SBTV founder Jamal Edwards, who died last year at 31. “Subtract” was written against a backdrop of grief and hope. “As an artist I didn’t feel like I could credibly put a body of work into the world that didn’t accurately represent where I am and how I need to express myself at this point in my life. This album is purely that. It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul. For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life,” Sheeran said in a message about the album.
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Aaron Dessner has opened up about his experience of working with Ed Sheeran on the latter’s upcoming fifth album, ‘-‘ (‘Subtract’).Sheeran announced the 14-track record earlier this week, saying that it reflects his “deepest darkest thoughts” against a backdrop of personal turmoil.“It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul,” the singer-songwriter explained. “For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life.”The National’s Dessner teamed up with Sheeran on writing and production for the LP.
Yesterday (March 1) Ed Sheeran took to Instagram where he discussed his horrific 2022, and how this has inspired some of the music on his upcoming album. One revelation he shared with his fans was that last year his wife Cherry had been diagnosed with a tumour while pregnant with their second child.
Having announced that his new album ‘-’ will be out in May, Ed Sheeran has now confirmed a UK and Ireland arena tour, set to begin later this month.Following on from a run of shows in Australia, which is currently drawing to a close, these performances and a gig in Paris – the announcement is very keen to point out – will be Sheeran’s only European shows in 2023. So make sure you get yourself some tickets when they go on sale next week, otherwise you’re going to be very disappointed.
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