Ed SHeeran News

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has renewed its worldwide deal with Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated songwriter, musician and producer Joel Little.

Swedish musician Zacharias Zachrisson is excited to bring his new project Vacation Forever to the United States for the first time, where he and his band will perform at the Sweden Makes Music showcase at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, NY on December 4th.  Zachrisson released his debut EP Vacation Forever this past July after signing to Kravenworks, the label owned by Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Jeff Bhasker (Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, fun) who also co-produced the set.  As he gears up to release his second EP in the Spring of 2019, Zachrisson is already back in the studio working on Vacation Forever's debut LP with producer Patrik Berger (Ariel Pink, Charli XCX, Robyn), which is due out later in the year.

'Global Citizen EP 1', an EP of 4 brand new tracks, will be released on November 30 through Parlophone/Atlantic Records. The EP features artists including Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta, Stargate, Cassper Nyovest, Jozzy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Los Unidades and more.

One of the world's biggest and most eclectic music happenings, Sziget prides itself on boasting a star-studded line-up year by year. 2019 will be no different, with Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters, Twenty One Pilots, The 1975 and Martin Garrix joining Ed Sheeran on the headline bill. With over 100 award wins between the headline acts so far, as well as the exciting addition of Richard Ashcroft, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Chvrches, Jungle, Kodaline, IDLES, Superorganism, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Pale Waves, Maribou State, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Of Mice & Men, Boy Pablo, Parcels, Yungblud, Alma, Tamino, Gang Of Youths, The Blaze and more amazing artists to be announced soon, this is just the start for Sziget 2019.

Ticketmaster, the global ticketing marketplace leader that provides 500 million tickets to fans across 29 countries, has polled live entertainment fans globally from its 200 million database to discover the most popular live events of 2018.

Conor Maynard joined the company of Kinky Boots on November 19! Check out photos of his first bows below!

Poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko have joined forces to collaboratively write and perform a new show for children and families, Mole & Gecko: THE SHOW, which will tour theatres in, and around, London in Spring 2019.

Connor Maynard made his Broadway debut in the hit show Kinky Boots on November 19, 2018. Before making his debut, Maynard accumulated a huge following, while based in Brighton, UK. He has garnered over a billion views on his YouTube channel and has millions of followers across all social platforms. He is a singer-songwriter and has over 13 million monthly listeners on his Spotify channel, just recently releasing his new single 'Whenever' to great numbers.

Boyce Avenue is a Florida-based band that consists of three brothers Alejandro, Fabian, and Daniel Manzano. The brothers first came together as a band in 2004 and in 2007 decided to start filming and posting videos on YouTube.  The videos began to resonate instantly with YouTube viewers and to date the band's YouTube channel has amassed over 4.3 Billion views and over 11.9 Million subscribers making them one of the biggest independent bands on the network. Boyce Avenue also have over 500,000 Twitter followers and almost 3 million Facebook subscribers, forging a lasting and passionate digital fan base that have followed the band's every move for years. 

Following the release of her critically acclaimed second album A Northern Soul and the intimate ITV special which captured an insight into the life of the award-wining star, Sheridan Smith today announces further dates for her 2019 U.K. tour. The additional dates will precede the already announced London date at The O2 on 30 March 2019. Tickets go on sale on 23 November at 9am at LiveNation.co.uk.

Fresh on the heels of her first ever tour supporting Andy Grammer on his “The Good Parts Tour,” Josie Dunne has released her newest track, “Cold In December” along with companion video just in time for the holidays. The track marks the first new release since Josie's debut EP “To Be The Little Fish,” which was released earlier this year. Josie is currently featured on Matoma's latest single “Sunday Morning.” Josie continues to hit the road, as support for former tour mate John Splithoff for two select shows in Chicago and New York. Most recently, Josie released her “Cool With It (Acoustic)” video that premiered via Ones To Watch.

GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter, artist Jess Glynne shares a stunning and intimate new official music video for her current single 'Thursday' co-written with Ed Sheeran, off her new sophomore album 'Always Between' which is currently soaring up the UK charts. The LP entered the UK album chart at #1, making her the first British female artist this year to top it. The single 'Thursday' has quickly become a fan favorite anthem for self-acceptance with over 14 million streams to date. The official music video unveiled today – WATCH HERE - is a brilliantly fitting visual accompaniment to the beautiful pop-ballad that finds Jess exploring the power of a make-up free face.

Chris Stapleton reveled in a celebratory night in Nashville as he took home three wins at "The 52nd Annual CMA Awards," while Keith Urban warmed hearts with his gracious acceptance of the coveted Entertainer of the Year trophy. Country Music's Biggest Night was hosted for the 11th consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and aired live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 14 on the ABC Television Network.

Kasbo shares a new remix from Montreal producer Billboard of “About You” from his Places We Don't Know album, teased in his latest Cry/Dance Mix. Listen HERE. Kasbo is currently on his Places We Don't Know Tour: Part 2, which kicked off last month in Austin, Texas, with upcoming sold out shows in New York City and San Francisco. To celebrate the start of the tour and give his fans a taste of what's in store, Kasbo revealed a 3rd installment of the fan favorite Cry/Dance Mix. Listen to the hour-long mixtape HERE.

Anderson East will continue his extensive “Encore World Tour” in 2019 with stops at Columbus' Newport Music Hall, Cleveland's House of Blues, Indianapolis' The Vogue, Louisville's Mercury Ballroom and Charlottesville's Jefferson Theatre among several others. Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale this Friday, November 16 at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.

Legendary DJ & producer, Wilkinson, has teamed up with Metrik to deliver a brand new remix of his single 'I Need.'  The rework follows Wilkinson's recent unveiling of the track's official video (starring Thomas Turgoose) and follows his Sub Focus collaboration 'Take It Up' earlier in the year.

In the year of his 60th birthday and more than 20 years since his debut release "Romanza", global classical music icon Andrea Bocelli has reached 2 million overall album sales in Australia, following the release of his first album of new material in 14 years - Si. The new album has also made its debut at #7 in the overall ARIA charts and at #1 in the ARIA Crossover charts.

Georgi Kay, the stage name of the UK-born Georgina Kingsley, has been playing in bands since her early teens, but it wasn't until she lost (or won, depending on your perspective) a game of pick-up sticks meant to select her high school band's new lead singer that she discovered that she could sing.

In the year of his 60th birthday and almost a quarter century since his debut release, global classical music icon Andrea Bocelli has topped the U.S. Billboard 200 chart for the first time in his illustrious career with the release of 'Sì' (Decca/Sugar Music), his first album of new original material in 14 years. The album, released in the U.S. on October 26, through Universal Music Classics, part of Verve Label Group, sold 126,000 equivalent units in its first week to debut at #1 stateside and simultaneously topped the charts in the U.K. for the first time.

Andrea Bocelli has enlisted a group of stellar duet partners for his new album 'Si.' Bocelli reunites with his friend Ed Sheeran after their chart-topping 'Perfect Symphony' on the brand new song called 'Amo Soltanto Te' (written by Ed with lyrics by Tiziano Ferro) and also joins pop sensation Dua Lipa on the single 'If Only.' Preview the video HERE Additionally, crossover superstar Josh Groban and classical soprano Aida Garifullina duet with Bocelli on the new album, out now via Sugar/Decca.  'Si' is Bocelli's first album of new material in 14 years, featuring 16 new songs that celebrate love, family, faith and hope.