Math class is back in session with Ed Sheeran’s newest album …
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00:00Ed Sheeran has announced the fifth and final entry in his series of albums named after
00:04mathematical symbols. In a written diary entry, Sheeran revealed the series of recent events that
00:09heavily informed Subtract, an acoustic album that he has been working on for a decade.
00:13At the start of 2022, Sheeran's wife Cherry Seaborn was diagnosed with a tumor while she
00:18was pregnant with their second child with no route to treatment. Around the same time,
00:22his close friend and music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards died unexpectedly. Edwards' platform SBTV
00:27helped launch Sheeran's career, and later Sheeran found himself involved in a plagiarism lawsuit
00:32over his song Shape of You, though he eventually won in April 2022.
00:36Quote, I was spiraling through fear, depression, and anxiety, Sheeran wrote. For the first time,
00:40I'm not trying to craft an album people will like. I'm merely putting something out that's
00:44honest and true to where I am in my adult life. Subtract is set to be released on May 5th.