Ed Sheeran confirms collab with Taylor Swift and release date 😱
It will be released VERY soon!
Last updated 9th Feb 2022
Over the last week Ed Sheeran's fans have been speculating that a collab with longtime friend Taylor Swift could be on the horizon, as they continued to noticed more 'evidence' that the pair had been working together. After all the speculation, Ed Sheeran has now confirmed that his latest collaboration is with Taylor Swift and revealed when it would be out!
While at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday 8th February, Ed spoke to LADbible on the red carpet and revealed that his next single: “Comes out on Friday and it’s with Taylor Swift”.
He added: "We’re literally announcing that in like an hour", and although the song has not officially been announced yet, we've got our fingers crossed that we'll get to hear the duo's latest collab on Friday 11th February.
While Ed didn't share any more details about the single, fans are convinced that the two have worked on a remixed version of Ed's 'The Joker And The Queen' song from his latest album '='.
Rumours that Ed and Taylor had been working together started flying when fans of the singers noticed that when the lyric video for 'The Joker And The Queen' was uploaded to YouTube, the song name featuring Taylor Swift.
Despite, the information later being removed, a fan account has shared a screenshot of the information which has caused many fans to believe the remix of the new song from Ed does in fact include Taylor. 👀
This followed Ed's post on Instagram last week, when he shared a photo of a CD cover he was signing. The cover was of a playing card, half Queen of Hearts and half Joker. The dad-of-one captioned his pic: 'Signing some cds for something coming in a bit, keep an eye out'. (sic)
And it wasn't long before fans were speculating this could be a sign that Ed Sheeran is about to release a collab with none other than Taylor Swift, because the Queen of Hearts looks a bit like Taylor. 👀
Since the photo appeared on Instagram fans have been asking: 'THE REMIX WITH TAYLOR, RIGHT?', and 'Taylor's collab finally????? 😍'. (sic)
Others seem very sure that the singer is confirming the collab saying: 'JOKER AND THE QUEEN REMIX FEAT TAYLOR SWIFT IS COMING OH MY GODDDDDD😍😍😍😍', and '@taylorswift you look nice in the artwork!!!❤️'. (sic)
The artwork shared appears to relate to Ed's song 'The Joker and the Queen', which features on his '=' album. The singer previously revealed: "I’ve done a collaboration for it that will come out in the new year with someone I just love," however, he didn't reveal who.
Ed and Taylor have a long-standing friendship, with Ed even crediting Taylor with reuniting him with Cherry Seaborn, who he later married and had a little girl with call Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.
Back in 2013, the pair also released 'Everything Has Changed' and in 2017, Ed and Taylor also worked together on 'End Game' from her sixth album 'Reputation'.
Now take a look through Ed Sheeran's collaborations:
‘If I Could’ with Wiley
Released in 2011, this R&B grime tune cruised its way into the UK Charts. English rapper Wiley is no stranger to a chart hit, known for big tunes such as 'Wearing My Rolex' and 'Heatwave'.
‘Everything Has Changed’ and 'End Game' with Taylor Swift
Hitting the UK Top 10, 'Everything Has Changed' was certainly a collab to remember back in 2013. Teaming up with mega-star Taylor Swift again in 2017 with 'End Game', these two showed us they really know how to make a banger!
‘Lay It All on Me’ and ‘Bloodstream’ with Rudimental
Ed has joined forces with Rudimental several times, providing us with big hits including 'Lay It All On Me' and 'Bloodstream'. Both songs made it to the UK Top 20, with 'Bloodstream' hitting the impressive Number 2 spot.
‘Perfect Duet’ with Beyoncé
In 2017, Beyoncé and Ed went straight to the top of the charts with this gorgeous duet. The song was an acoustic version of Ed's smash-hit 'Perfect'.
‘Perfect Symphony’ and ‘This Is the Only Time’ with Andrea Bocelli
The re-imaginations of Ed's 'Perfect' didn't stop there! Teaming up with Italian singer-songwriter Andrea Bocelli, the pair released the 'Perfect Symphony', featuring stunning Italian vocals from both Andrea and Ed.
‘River’ with Eminem
In 2017, Ed joined forces with music giant Eminem with 'River'. The song was, undeniably, a HUGE hit, gliding its way to the Number 1 spot in the UK Charts.
‘I Don't Care’ with Justin Bieber
And who can forget this iconic collaboration between Ed and Justin Bieber? 2019 saw the pair team up to bring us the playful 'I Don't Care', which cruised to Number 1 in several countries, including the UK.
‘Best Part of Me’ with Yebba
Pairing up with American singer YEBBA, we were all gifted with the gorgeous song 'Best Part Of Me' in 2019. Abbey Smith, better known as YEBBA, has teamed up with other huge names in the past such as Mark Ronson, Sam Smith and Rudimental.
‘Antisocial’ with Travis Scott
This lively bop was the product of an incredible collaboration between Ed and Travis Scott. Travis, known for hits like 'SICKO MODE' and 'BUTTERFLY EFFECT', has worked with other huge names such as Quavo, The Weeknd, Kanye West and The 1975.
‘South of the Border’ with Camila Cabello and Cardi B
Later in 2019 the singer joined forces with Camila Cabello and Cardi B to bring us 'South of the Border'. The spicy collab was incredibly popular with fans, hitting Number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
'Take Me Back to London' and 'Own It' with Stormzy
'Take Me Back to London' saw the pair reach Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, following the release of its remix. Fans went wild for the collaboration between the two, buzzing over Stormzy's vibrant energy mixing with Ed's melodic talents. They teamed up once again for Stormzy's track 'Own It'.
'Merry Christmas' with Elton John
In 2021, Ed and Elton teamed up to create a Christmas track called 'Merry Christmas'. They also released a music video which includes scenes from different famous festive films.
The pair went on to work with social media influencer LadBaby to create a charity Christmas single called 'Sausage Rolls For Everyone'.
'The Joker and The Queen' with Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran revealed in February 2022 that he was going to release a version of this song 'The Joker and The Queen' with Taylor Swift. The music video was released later that week.
The video sees Ava Ames and Jack Lewis reprise their roles nearly a decade after they first appeared in Taylor Swift's song 'Everything Has Changed' with Ed Sheeran.
'Bam Bam' with Camila Cabello
Camila teamed up with Ed again in 2022 on 'Bam Bam'. The catchy tune reached Number 7 in the UK Singles Chart.
'2Step' with Lil Baby
Lil Baby featured on a new version of Ed's album track '2Step'. The song's music video was recorded in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine before the war started.
Ed announced throughout May he would be sharing some 'incredible remixes' of the song, starting with one by the Ukrainian band Antytila.
'My G' with Aitch
Ed teamed up with Aitch on 'My G', which was released in August 2022. The song is dedicated to Aitch's younger sister, Gracie, with Aitch describing Ed as his sister's favourite artist.
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