Ed Sheeran is again. Almost two years faraway from his seventh album, Autumn Variations, the English singer teased a snippet of an upcoming single known as “Azizam,” the lead single off his upcoming eighth album.
“Album accomplished. Single quickly,” Sheeran wrote in a submit on his Instagram, dancing to the track whereas standing beside producer Ilya Salmanzadeh. Sheeran didn’t present a launch date on the one or the album. “I’m very excited as you’ll be able to inform.”
“Azizam” has a faster-paced dance beat, with some Persian affect as evidenced from the observe’s title. Azizam itself is a Persian time period of endearment meaning “my pricey.”
Sheeran hasn’t launched an album since 2023. 4 months earlier than dropping Autumn Variations, which hit No. 4 on Billboard’s 200 Albums chart, Sheeran additionally launched – (Subtract), the ultimate album in Sheeran’s mathematically themed data, following +, X, ÷ and =. Late final 12 months, Sheeran put out the observe “Beneath the Tree” for the Netflix Christmas film That Christmas.
“Azizam” comes whereas Ed Sheeran continues on his years-long Arithmetic Tour. Thus far in 2025, he’s performed dates in Bhutan, India and China, and following a quick break since March 2, he’ll play extra exhibits beginning in Qatar on April 30. The Arithmetic Tour will lastly finish later this 12 months, after a closing leg that may take Sheeran via a lot of Europe earlier than he wraps up in Düsseldorf on Sept. 7.
“It was time to Cease,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram when he introduced the ultimate Arithmetic exhibits final summer time. “However then we will press Play.”
