TAWAGIN na lang natin silang “The A Team”!
Simula nang sumikat noong 2011, nakasama at nakipag-collabarate na si Ed Sheeran sa halos lahat ng artists sa music industry. Nang bumalik ang singer sa spotlight sa pamamagitan ng kanyang ikatlong chart topping album na ÷ (Divide), kinapanayam ng People si Sheeran tungkol dito. Ngunit hindi naiwasang mapag-usapan ang kanyang mga kaibigang sikat.
Ibinahagi ng 26-anyos na Shape of You singer, na magsisimula sa kanyang North American tour sa Hunyo, ang tungkol sa kanyang A-list friends mula kay Taylor Swift hanggang kay Jay Z.
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Bukod sa mga event at award show, ilang taon nang kakilala ni Sheeran ang dating child star na si Justin Bieber – na ini-record pa ang kanyang isinulat para sa album na Purpose: Love Yourself, na nag-No. 1 sa Billboard 100 at tumanggap ng dalawang nominasyon sa Grammys.
Sa kabila ng tagumpay na nakamit ng kanta, inihayag ni Sheeran na walang siyang pagsisisi na ibinigay niya ito kay Bieber.
“None at all,” aniya sa People. “I don’t think it would have been as big if I’d have put it out. The zeitgeist around Bieber at that time: It was him coming off a load of negative press and having to prove himself again and making mature music that he really, really was behind, as well. It was all about the time with that song. If anyone else had sung that song at a different time, it wouldn’t have been as big of a hit. I kept being like, ‘D’you reckon it’ll be a single?’ And then it just suddenly was the biggest song in the world. It really took me by surprise, that one.”
Bukod kay Bieber, ibinahagi ni Sheeran na isa si Queen Bey sa mga pinapangarap niyang maka-collaborate.
“After having sung with Beyoncé, I’d say she’s always top of my list. Even just standing near her onstage makes me look better — just because she’s really that amazing. She has this aura around her of just talent,” saad ni Sheeran tungkol sa Formation singer, 35. “Rehearsing with her, hearing her sing up close is just a thing to marvel. Even if my career ended tomorrow, I’ll still be able to tell my grandkids that I got to sing with Beyoncé. She will be remembered as one of the greats.”
Noong 2015, nagkaroon ng pagkakataon si Sheeran na makasamang umawit ang diva sa tribute ng Grammys kay Stevie Wonder at sa Global Citizen Festival. At sa nagdaang panahon, lalo niyang nakilala sina Beyonce at ang asawa nitong si Jay Z.
Hindi na rin lingid sa kaalaman ng lahat ang pagiging matalik na magkaibigan nina Taylor Swift at Sheeran.
Alam ng publiko na magkasamang ipinagdiriwang ng magkaibigan ang holidays nitong mga nakaraang taon. Sa 4th of July party pa nga ni Taylor noong 2015 unang nag-date si Sheeran at ang kanyang girlfriend na si Cherry Seaborn, 24.
“It’s just a load of like-minded people that you would never expect to see in the same place, together,” ani Sheeran.
“I found myself chatting to Ryan Reynolds for a long time, and I did not expect to see him there. (Taylor’s) kind of a magnet for like-minded people, and they’re always super-sweet. Anyone that’s around her is very, very nice. It’s a fun party. But it’s a lot of stories. You walk in, and you’re like, ‘Holy f—! I know everyone in here!’ It’s cool.”
(People.com)
