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Singer Ed Sheeran was recently included in the list of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine and in a chat with the publication, he shared stories of how he started his career with wedding parties, inspiration from Elton John and Eminem, and spoke about the Indian connection of his album ‘Play’.
Ed recently came out with a new single titled ‘Azizam’ from his upcoming studio album ‘Play’. Among the many versions of the song released on YouTube and other streaming platforms, Sheeran released a looper version of the song, in which he performed on an Old Delhi rooftop. He was inspired to make the track after meeting with Swedish-Iranian producer Ilya Salmanzadeh and finished the recording of the song in Goa while calling the experience liberating, “In Western pop music, it can get quite stagnant and same-y and trend-following. Whereas in India, I found that it was just their own wave, and it just is rather than trying to fit in things.”
Ed Sheeran has a strong connection with India, as the artist has performed here on several occasions and has even collaborated with Indian artists such as Diljit Dosanjh and Arijit Singh during his concerts. A funny incident occurred during Sheeran’s last outing in India; he was performing a medley of his songs on the streets of Bengaluru, and the police asked him to leave as he was performing without permission.
‘Azizam’ was initially released on April 4 under Sheeran’s own label, Gingerbread Man Records, and he even released a video which shows the process behind the making of the song. Sheeran’s next album is expected to release this year, and his last studio album, Minus, (-) came out in 2023.
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