I set up the Ed Sheeran Foundation because every child deserves to have access to a meaningful music education, and the chance to experience the joy and confidence that musical expression can bring.
Shortly after setting up my foundation, I wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister about the critical state of music education in the UK and the fact it was slipping through the cracks. The letter was backed by so many incredible people across the music industry and education who all said the same thing: music education matters. The Prime Minister replied, recognising the challenges and expressing his commitment to change.
With the help of the letter and everyone who signed it, I’m happy to say that some of the key points we raised have been recognised by the government today, marking the first change to the music curriculum in over 10 years. This involves diversifying the music genres taught in schools and removing outdated systems that stop kids from studying music and the arts as part of their school day. These changes give young people hope and the opportunity to study music.
Without the encouragement I received in school, especially from my music teacher, I wouldn’t be a musician today, and I know so many of my peers feel the same. My music education went beyond learning and playing. It helped me find confidence in myself, and music itself was - and still is - so important for my mental health.
There’s a lot more to do to support music education, especially our music teachers, but this is a step in the right direction.
Thank you so much to everyone who signed and supported the letter.
Okay, so I know this has been a long time coming, but I’m finally coming back to Latin America. This is the first lot of shows, we are coming back later in the year to do cities and countries we aren’t doing in the first half, but I’m so so so excited to come back. All dates are on my website and details for tickets, see you there guys ! x
Making and finishing Play in India was such a fun experience, but being there over the last decade touring and meeting local artists, ive been introduced to all types of music and cultures. I wanted to represent as much as I could on this EP, il give a rundown below
1. Symmetry ft @KaranAujlaOfficial - Karan is culture, and I love the movement hes making with Ikky at the moment. It’s been so cool watching the thing hes built, and becoming a part of that world and journey. He taught me the punjabi bits on this song in the studio, and we got to shoot an amazing video for it too. I feel like this is the beginning of our collaborative journey, I’m so excited to create more
2. Dont Look Down ft @@Hanumankind, @DheeMusic, @santhosh.narayanan - I loooove HMK, and got the opportunity to meet him at Coachella and catch his show. I was obsessed with the energy and feel of it all. We connected then and have been speaking since about working together, then this came up. Santhosh is one of the greatest film composers, and also introduced me to Dhee who is such an amazing talent and voice. I wanted to represent south india on this EP and the beautiful Tamil language, and they have done such an amazing job fusing all of this together
3. Sapphire ft @Official_ArijitSingh - everyone already knows the story to this, but going to Jiaganj with my dad to create this with arijit is one of my favourite memories in my musical career
4. Heaven ft @jonitamusic - I met Jonita 2024 when I played my big show in Mumbai, and got to then do some shows with her the following year when I came back for tour. In short, I’m a fan. I love her voice, the tone, the softness. This was the perfect tune for us to do together, and is also the first Hindi song I have released. Its an honour to do it with her, what a talent
The EP is out now, ive loved this collaboration process so much, I hope you enjoy it, and hopefully discover new things. Loads of love x
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Camera feat. @flamescollective on @OfficialGrahamNorton x
Watch: https://youtu.be/TkV4pXdJjf4
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Play Deluxe edition out 28th Nov, featuring 5 brand new songs and some exclusive pics from recording Play. Pre-order now x
es.lnk.to/PlayDeluxeLP
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One Shot, on Netflix Nov 21 x
Netflix: netflix.com/oneshotwithedsheeran
Watch trailer: https://youtu.be/FjO8XACCpiQ
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Ed Sheeran
I set up the Ed Sheeran Foundation because every child deserves to have access to a meaningful music education, and the chance to experience the joy and confidence that musical expression can bring.
Shortly after setting up my foundation, I wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister about the critical state of music education in the UK and the fact it was slipping through the cracks. The letter was backed by so many incredible people across the music industry and education who all said the same thing: music education matters. The Prime Minister replied, recognising the challenges and expressing his commitment to change.
With the help of the letter and everyone who signed it, I’m happy to say that some of the key points we raised have been recognised by the government today, marking the first change to the music curriculum in over 10 years. This involves diversifying the music genres taught in schools and removing outdated systems that stop kids from studying music and the arts as part of their school day. These changes give young people hope and the opportunity to study music.
Without the encouragement I received in school, especially from my music teacher, I wouldn’t be a musician today, and I know so many of my peers feel the same. My music education went beyond learning and playing. It helped me find confidence in myself, and music itself was - and still is - so important for my mental health.
There’s a lot more to do to support music education, especially our music teachers, but this is a step in the right direction.
Thank you so much to everyone who signed and supported the letter.
Today is a good day x
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Symmetry dumpington
1. me, @IkkyMusic and @KaranAujlaOfficial having just wrapped the video
2. Sultry
3. Back to back
4. @TheQuickStyle , they killed it
5. gang
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The Vow for @amazonmusic Songline. Check out the full performance on Amazon Music & Prime Video x
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My first @FCBarcelona shirt, got this at my cousins wedding in 1999. Now I have my own, life is wild
store.fcbarcelona.com/products/ed-sheeran-x-fc-bar…
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Okay, so I know this has been a long time coming, but I’m finally coming back to Latin America. This is the first lot of shows, we are coming back later in the year to do cities and countries we aren’t doing in the first half, but I’m so so so excited to come back. All dates are on my website and details for tickets, see you there guys ! x
www.edsheeran.com/#tour
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Making and finishing Play in India was such a fun experience, but being there over the last decade touring and meeting local artists, ive been introduced to all types of music and cultures. I wanted to represent as much as I could on this EP, il give a rundown below
1. Symmetry ft @KaranAujlaOfficial - Karan is culture, and I love the movement hes making with Ikky at the moment. It’s been so cool watching the thing hes built, and becoming a part of that world and journey. He taught me the punjabi bits on this song in the studio, and we got to shoot an amazing video for it too. I feel like this is the beginning of our collaborative journey, I’m so excited to create more
2. Dont Look Down ft @@Hanumankind, @DheeMusic, @santhosh.narayanan - I loooove HMK, and got the opportunity to meet him at Coachella and catch his show. I was obsessed with the energy and feel of it all. We connected then and have been speaking since about working together, then this came up. Santhosh is one of the greatest film composers, and also introduced me to Dhee who is such an amazing talent and voice. I wanted to represent south india on this EP and the beautiful Tamil language, and they have done such an amazing job fusing all of this together
3. Sapphire ft @Official_ArijitSingh - everyone already knows the story to this, but going to Jiaganj with my dad to create this with arijit is one of my favourite memories in my musical career
4. Heaven ft @jonitamusic - I met Jonita 2024 when I played my big show in Mumbai, and got to then do some shows with her the following year when I came back for tour. In short, I’m a fan. I love her voice, the tone, the softness. This was the perfect tune for us to do together, and is also the first Hindi song I have released. Its an honour to do it with her, what a talent
The EP is out now, ive loved this collaboration process so much, I hope you enjoy it, and hopefully discover new things. Loads of love x
Listen: es.lnk.to/play-the-remixes
Watch: https://youtu.be/32sPcsb9ClQ
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Symmetry featuring @KaranAujlaOfficial, video and song out Friday with the Play Remixes EP x
YouTube Premiere: https://youtu.be/32sPcsb9ClQ
Remix EP: es.lnk.to/play-the-remixes
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