Ed Sheeran
is known for supporting rising artists as well as nearly anonymous musicians and those on social media.
This is how
he joined a street show by Mike Yung,
who sings his songs in New York subway stations.
Yung had her moment of glory on the talent show
America's Got Talent
, but then she went back to her storied job: singing at subway stations.
Ed Sheeran with Mike Yung on the New York subway platform.
IG photo
A duet theme
Sheeran, who had discovered him on TikTok,
did not hesitate to visit him when his world tour stopped in New York.
That's how he surprised Mike when he was doing his song
Closed Eyes
.
Ed jumped on board right away and they made a duet version together.
“I love your voice,” Sheeran confessed to his fan and shared the moment on his Instagram stories.
He also gave her tickets to see his idol live from him.
In addition, Ed Sheeran himself used his Twitter account (@teddysphotos) to share the viral video of how he met Mike, who never imagined that he would live that experience.
The clip currently has over 74 million views.
the chosen song
The song that Sheeran and Yung made together,
Eyes Closed
, is the last single from the Briton, who released it at the end of March.
It is one of the songs that will be part of his new album,
Subract
, which will be released on May 5.
Ed Sheeran live at the 2022 Brit Awards. Photo: Reuters.
Sheeran said that it is a very special song since it is dedicated to one of his best friends Jamal Edwards, who died last year.
“
Eyes Closed
is about losing someone, feeling like every time you go out and expect to bump into them, and everything reminds you of them and things they did together.
Sometimes you have to get out of reality to numb the pain of loss, but certain things bring you back to it, ”she described in an Instagram post.
Jamal Edwards, who died in February of last year, was an important person for the singer's career, since he was the founder of the SBTV platform that served as a boost for his career and that of many other artists.
He also dedicated the theme
F64
to her .
“
Eyes Closed
means the whole world to me.
It's the start of an album that I've been overthinking for years and I feel like I've finally made the perfect representation of where I am now."
“I am very excited for the next stage, and today marks the beginning of that.
I hope this song connects with you the way I feel when I sing it, I really love it," Ed Sheeran concluded.
a documentary
“We are shooting a documentary about my life and there was a lot of internal talk about what we are going to include.
It doesn't make sense to put something on if it's detrimental to my life," the artist said on The Breakfast Club
radio show
in the United States.
"But if it's related to a song, then yes," he added.
Ed Sheeran in 2021 at Rockefeller Plaza in New York.
Photo: AP
“It's a fine line, which is why I live in Suffolk and not Los Angeles.
My life as a celebrity lights up when I'm in New York, but at home I'm a friend, a father, a husband, a son.
You can't bring celebrity baggage to your house,” she added.
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