Ed Sheeran announces new album release date and reveals his wife’s health concerns

Ed Sheeran announced his fifth studio album today Deduct but styled as “-“, appeared on May 5.

In a Twitter post and statement today, Sheeran also revealed that his wife, Cherry Seaborn, developed a tumor last year while pregnant with the couple’s second child. He said the tumor can only be treated after the child is born; The couple’s daughter was born last May and Sheeran has not disclosed his wife’s current health status.

The statement was posted on Twitter today in the form of a diary entry photographed by Annie Liebowitz. (See below.)

Sheeran writes that the Deduct Album has been in the works for ten years as he “tried to make the perfect acoustic album”.

“Then, in early 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art,” he writes, adding, “Within a month, my pregnant wife was told she had a tumor. no treatment until after birth. my best friend Jamal, a brother of mine, died suddenly and I defended my integrity and career as a song writer in court. I went through anxiety, depression and anxiety. I felt like I was drowning, with my head sinking and I looked up but couldn’t break through to catch my breath.”

The new album will complete Sheeran’s so-called “math” series, which began with the 2011 album “+” (pronounced Plus). Deduct was produced and written by Sheeran with Aaron Dessner of The National. Sheeran’s last album was F64released in January and dedicated to singer-songwriter Jamal Edwards’ late friend.

Here is the full statement released by Sheeran today:

I spent ten years working on Subtract, trying to shape the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear idea of ​​what I wanted it to be. Then, in early 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art.

Writing songs is my therapy. It helps me understand my feelings. I wrote without thinking about what the songs would be, I just wrote what came out. And in just over a week, I replaced ten years of work with my deepest, darkest thoughts.

Within a month my pregnant wife was diagnosed with a tumor with no treatment until after the birth. My best friend Jamal, a brother of mine, died suddenly and I defended my integrity and career as a songwriter in court. I struggled through fear, depression and anxiety. I felt like I was drowning, with my head under the water, looking up but unable to catch my breath.

As an artist, I didn’t feel I could credibly produce work that didn’t accurately represent where I stand and how I need to express myself at this point in my life. This album is exactly that. It opens the hatch to my soul. For the first time, I’m not trying to make an album that people will like, I’m just putting out something that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life.

This is the diary entry from last February and my way of understanding it. This is subtraction.