Ed Sheeran shares photos & video from his old phone while announcing 'Old Phone' release date
Ed Sheeran has given us a peek at his past by sharing video and photos retrieved from his old phone -- while announcing that "Old Phone," the song inspired by those images, will be released on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.
On Instagram, Ed has posted the images, including a photo taken years ago of himself with Taylor Swift, a photo of himself as a teen, an original draft of the lyrics to "Castle on the Hill" and more. In the lengthy caption, Ed reiterates a story he's told several times: He stopped using the phone in 2015, but then had to turn it over to lawyers a couple years ago when he was sued for copyright infringement.
When he switched it on, he writes, "The first message was from my friend @jamaledwards, who had recently passed away. The second was from my ex girlfriend who I hadn’t been in contact with for years. The third was a family member I haven’t spoken to in a decade. And so on."
He adds, "Turning it on really spun me out ... I found old photos of me with people I was so close to then, but we’ve lost touch since. The whole experience was such an emotional journey."
He adds, "It feels like a song that should’ve been on my debut album, but also a song I couldn’t have written until I experienced real life things happening to me. It makes me emotional to sing, I hope it finds some emotion in you too. Maybe it makes you switch on your old phone and have a look at where you were a decade ago too. Whatever it does, I’m glad I wrote it."
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Donald Trump makes comment about Taylor Swift while welcoming Eagles to White House
President Donald Trump, who in September of 2024 wrote on Truth Social, "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!," doesn't seem to have changed his attitude towards the pop superstar.
While welcoming Super Bowl champs the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House on Monday, he made a comment about Taylor and her support of the Kansas City Chiefs, the team the Eagles beat 40-22 at the Super Bowl. Referring to the game, which was held Feb. 9 in New Orleans, Trump said, "I was there. I watched in person."
He then said, "I was there along with Taylor Swift. How did that work out?" As the crowd laughed, he repeated, "How did that one work out?"
During the game, Taylor rooted for her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs, but the Eagles denied them a Super Bowl three-peat. That night, Trump referred to the fact that some people booed when Taylor was shown on the Jumbotron by writing on Truth Social, "The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!"
Trump was once a Taylor fan: In 2012, he wrote on what was then known as Twitter, "Taylor is terrific!" That same year, he also wrote that she was "fantastic." His opinion changed, though, once he entered politics and Taylor began urging fans to vote for Democratic candidates, including his political opponents Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Beyoncé kicks off Cowboy Carter Tour joined by daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi
The Cowboy Carter Tour has begun.
Beyoncé kicked off her highly anticipated tour to support her eighth studio album at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium on Monday night.
The 35-time Grammy-winning artist was joined by two of her three children -- daughters Blue Ivy Carter and Rumi Carter -- at her first show, which ran for nearly three hours and included 39 songs.
Blue Ivy, 13, took the stage for "America Has a Problem," dancing front and center while the crowd cheered.
Later in the show, Rumi, 7, made her concert debut alongside her mom and sister, appearing onstage during "Protector."
Beyoncé closed out her first show by soaring above the crowd in a car while performing "16 Carriages" and then sang "Amen," the last song on her Cowboy Carter album.
Throughout this spring and summer, the Cowboy Carter Tour will take Beyoncé across the country and across the Atlantic.
Beyoncé released her Cowboy Carter album on March 29, 2024. In February, the 27-track project took home album of the year at the Grammys, a rare award that had eluded Beyoncé prior to this year.
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In brief: 'Welcome to Wrexham' season 4 trailer and more
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