Ed Sheeran Rocks 'SNL' with 'Shivers' and 'Overpass Graffiti' from New Album After COVID-19 Quarantine

After a positive COVID-19 test threatened to postponeEd Sheeran’splans to perform onSaturday Night Live, the singer hit the Studio 8H stage for the third time!First, Sheeran, 30, performed “Shivers,” the second single from his latest album=, which was released on Oct. 29. He later returned to the stage for another upbeat performance of “Overpass Graffiti.“Ahead of hisSNLappearance, Sheeran posted a photo to hisInstagram Story, confirming his performance alongside hostKieran Culkin.The Grammy award-winning singer, whotested positive for COVID-19last month, announced on Tuesday that he was out of quarantine and prepping for the weekend’s performance.

Ed Sheeran Salutes Taylor Swift for Introducing Him to Mutual Collaborator Aaron Dessner: 'You Rock'

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift.Photo: Anna Webber/Getty Ed Sheeranis giving credit where credit is due. On Thursday, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 32, thanked his longtime collaboratorTaylor Swifton Instagram for her help with his next album. While there’s no signs pointing to Swift, 33, being featured on-(pronouncedSubtract), shedidconnect Sheeran with their now-mutual collaborator Aaron Dessner, who notably worked with her on albumsfolkloreandevermore. “So in 2021, I got a message from@taylorswiftto link me up with@aarondessner.

Ed Sheeran Says 'I'm Not Going to Have to Retire from My Day Job' After Winning Copyright Trial

Ed Sheeranisn’t going anywhere. The singer-songwriter, 32, shared an uplifting message to fans on Thursdayafter being found not liablein a lawsuit filed against him foralleged copyright infringementover his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud.” Ed Sheeran.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Sheeran continued, sharing that the chords used in his hit song are “common building blocks which were used to create music long before ‘Let’s Get It On,'” equating them to a songwriter’s “alphabet” and arguing that “no one owns them, or the way they are played, in the same way, nobody owns the color blue.

Ed Sheeran Says 'Turbulent Things' in His Personal Life Spurred Recent Instagram Break

Ed Sheeran.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Ed Sheeranis back on Instagram with a whole new outlook. After taking a two-month break from the platform, the singer returned to his grid on Tuesday,opening up in a video about his hesitancy to use social media in the past. “I realize I haven’t been that engaged in my social media or my fan base online over the last couple of years,” said Sheeran, joking that the things he had posted were oftentimes weird or funny.

Ed Sheeran Says Baby Daughter Lyra, 9 Months, 'Cries' When He Sings: She Is 'Not My Biggest Fan'

The 30-year-old Grammy winner appears on Radio 1’s Big Weekend on Saturday on BBC Radio 1, also answering “difficult questions” from some of his young fans. At one point, Sheeran says that his 9-month-old daughterLyra Antarcticatends to cry when he sings to her. “I definitely spent hours and hours in front of the mirror pretending to be essentially what I am now. Practice makes perfect,” recalls Sheeran, adding, “Now I’ll sing [my new songs] to my daughter, who’s not my biggest fan.