EXCLUSIVE: Aitch reveals Ed Sheeran will be on his new album 🙌
The BEST kind of news!
The legend that is Aitch joined Tyler on KISS Breakfast this morning (Friday 11th March) to celebrate the release of his epic new single 'Baby' with Ashanti, and the rapper dropped some MAJOR gossip about his upcoming new album.
Having already graced our ears with hits like 'Buss Down', 'Rain', and 'Learning Curve', it's no surprise fans are HYPED for Aitch's debut album to arrive, and now the 22-year-old has just got us all a little bit more excited.
Speaking to Tyler on KISS Breakfast, Aitch, real name Harrison James Armstrong, revealed the one and only Ed Sheeran will feature!
When Tyler asked if he'd like to collab with Ed, Aitch said with a huge smile on his face: "Ed's on the album! I've not said that yet. Just gave that away."
Speaking about how the song came about, Aitch added: "I made the song, told him the concept of the song, he loved it. Got a voice note. He sent me a voice note saying I think I'm gonna do it.
"It was mad. He just does it all rough. He just sent me a voice note, he was like 'I think I'm gonna do this'. Played the beat in the background, started singing it. I was like 'yeah that's perfect'."
Aitch added: "He went in the studio a couple of weeks after and he sent it to me, tune complete."
Although Aitch gave no further details away about the track, including the name or when we can expect to hear it, we are certainly buzzing for this one! 🔥
Check out all of the things you didn't know about Aitch:
Aitch wasn't always so smooth on Instagram
Aitch is extremely active on social media, but if you scroll back to his very first post, he wasn't as smooth as he comes across now. He also wasn't always so well dressed on Instagram as his first post on the 'gram was a very cheeky video of him covered by just a towel.
Aitch regularly treats his fans
He really loves his fans, no really! In 2021, Aitch treated a fan to a shopping spree at Selfridges for her birthday and documented the whole thing on Tik Tok. Do you think he'll repeat the gesture?
He used to be a labourer
Aitch knows what it's like to do a hard day's graft. Before making the big time in the world of music and rap, he worked with his Grandad as a labourer.
He's known for his freestyles
If you cast your minds back to 2018, Aitch went viral after dropping a freestyle rap, at just 18-years-old. The video catapulted him to fame, and kickstarted a pretty epic career.
He's not afraid to speak his mind
Aitch will tell it how it is! In 2021, the rapper spoke out against criticism surrounding the 'Learning Curve' artwork'. Following negative comments about the diverse models featuring in his 'Learning Curve' music video, he spoke out on Spotify's Who We Be TALKS_ podcast, where he admitted he found it "hard to witness."
He said: "All the negative stuff was mad to see; obviously, rappers get hate all the time, but it was a lot, and it was also s--t to see men hating on girls that much, it's hard to witness."
He’s a Manchester boy
He's often jetting all over the world and enjoying global success, but Aitch still lives in his hometown of New Moston, Manchester. He was born and raised in the major city, and speaking to NME he said: "The Manchester scene is getting bigger and bigger and artists are getting more views online a lot quicker. It feels like it's gradually moving forward."
'Rain' with AJ Tracey is his most viewed music video
With over a whopping 61 million views, Aitch and AJ Tracey's track 'Rain' serves as the rapper's most viewed music video on YouTube at the minute.
His other most viewed videos include 'Taste (Make It Shake)' (48 million), 'Straight Rhymez' (26 million), 'Buss Down' (20 million) and 'Baby' (18 million).
Watch the official music video for 'Rain' here on YouTube.
He has a sister
Aitch likes to keep his personal life private, however touched all of our hearts in August 2022 when he released his track 'My G'. The song is dedicated to his sister, Gracie Armstrong, who has Down Syndrome, with Aitch revealing that all the funds generated from the song were donated to the Down's Syndrome Association.
Introducing the music video, Aitch writes: 'This song is dedicated to Gracie Armstrong. You have the biggest heart in the world! Don't change for no one. Love you kid x'.
Gracie has been spotted regularly on Aitch's TikTok and Instagram Stories - and it's clear the pair are incredibly close!
Watch the official music video for 'My G' here on YouTube.
He's won a BRIT Award for Best Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act
On 11th February, Aitch won Best Hop/Rap/Grime Act at The BRIT Awards 2023! The rapper gave an inspiring acceptance speech, telling fans: "I just want to say not many people where I'm from, especially my side of Manchester, get the opportunity to stand up here and receive such an amazing gift or reward. I think that's the main reason I do it, to set examples, to make people know that, it's possible no matter where you're from and just because not 5 million people have done it before you, that you can do it. So yeah big up everyone."
He has performed with Coldplay
As 'A Sky Full Of Stars' legends Coldplay brought their 'Music Of The Spheres' world tour to Manchester in June 2023, the band celebrated the city's musical talent by bringing none other than Aitch onto the stage! Standing alongside the band, Aitch performed his hit 'Buss Down', much to the delight of the adoring crowd!
Aitch delighted his fan base by dropping his amazing new single 'Baby' on Friday 11th March, releasing the music video on YouTube.
Aitch's rumoured new girlfriend Amelia Dimoldenberg also makes an appearance in the video, after she exclusively told KISS Breakfast the pair had been hanging out, and that she likes him 'a lot'.
Watch Aitch and Ashanti's 'Baby' video below:
After hearing the new tune, fans were quick to comment, expressing their love for the track.
One wrote: 'Aitch never fails to deliver bangers, Yet to disappoint💪🏾', with another adding: 'This one is a banger!!! Loving this little stage of people using a lot of classic samples. 🔥🔥🔥🔥'.
A third then wrote: ' When I say my mouth dropped when I saw Amelia😱 omg this best thing!! Such a vibe 🔥🔥'. (sic)
Aitch is yet to reveal a release date for his upcoming album, but as soon as he does you will be the first to know!
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