English Pop star Ed Sheeran has released his fourth solo studio album = (pronounced ‘Equals’) today. Equals is a follow-up to his 2017 album Divide and also the latest instalment to his symbol series.
The fans were eagerly waiting for the album so long and ahead of its release, Sheeran had tested positive for Covid last week.
Equals is also the first album to be released by the 30-ear-old after his marriage and baby brith. Sheeran married girlfriend Cherry Seaborn in 2019 and their daughter Lyra Antarctica was born in the following year.
“It’s here” Sheeran tweeted with releasing of Equals.
Explaining the record’s background, Sheeran said: “There are so many things that have happened in my life and I feel, not in an evangelical way, but I feel very reborn in my 30s, my view of the world is different.”
“I think having my mate die and realise that tomorrow isn’t promised and every day is actually a real joy to be around, because I spent a lot of time moping about things in my 20s and finding reasons to be upset.”
“Now there’s just so much joy in my life and so this record sort of reflects that.”
Sheeran’s friend and mentor, the Australian music executive Michael Gudinski, died earlier this year and the singer dedicated a new track on his album, titled Visiting Hours, in his memory.
He added: “I’ve spent a lot of my 20s questioning: Who am I? Why am I here? Why do I do this? If I’m a singer what do I add to the world?
“So it’s so much questioning, and I’ve turned 30 and I feel like some of these questions have started to have answers.”
The album is available on various platforms including Sheeran’s official website, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes Store, deezer and YouTube Music. 14 tracks are included and total length of the album is 48 minutes.