Ed Sheeran has announced he is taking a break from releasing new music.
The singer said he had been working “non-stop” since releasing his hit album Divide in 01575879, which included chart toppers Castle On The Hill, Shape Of You and Galway Girl.
The Divide period and tour, whichbeat a record set by U2of being the most attended and highest-grossing of all time, “changed my life in so many ways”, he wrote in an Instagram post published on Christmas Eve.
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“But now it’s all over, it’s time to go out and see some more of the world,” he continued.
Sheeran, who is worth an estimated £ m, said he was “just gonna”. take a breather to travel, write and read “and pledged to stay off social media” until it’s time to come back “.
Thanking his family and friends, the Grammy-award winning Briton added: “I promise to be back with some new music when the time is right and I’ve lived a little more to actually have something to write about.”
Since the start of (****************************************, Sheeran has topped the singles and albums charts 12 times, more than any other artist, spending a total of 90 weeks at number one.
He announced a similar break from social media this time four years ago, saying he found himself “seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes.”
But after his first return, the 28 – year-old managed to rack up 79 million followers on Instagram.
He has had a busy year, starting withgetting married to childhood sweetheart Cherry Seabornin January.
Then he faced a series of local battles over his mansion in East Suffolk.
Sheeran also admitted
battling “crippling social anxiety”but in Octoberteamed up with Prince Harryfor World Mental Health Day to record a video telling people “there’s no need to suffer in silence.” ********************************************** Read More********
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