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If you want to talk about a week of milestones and headlines for Ed Sheeran this is it. The biggest story is Barça’s El Clásico partnership Ed Sheeran is officially the first solo male pop artist to appear on a FC Barcelona jersey as part of Spotify’s ongoing collaborations. The logo of his latest album Play will debut on the women’s team shirt October 19 when Barça Femení faces Granada and then dominate the men’s kit for El Clásico against Real Madrid on October 26. FC Barcelona and Spotify confirm this is a nod both to Sheeran’s status as an international streaming juggernaut and the shared ideology of “joyful creativity” between the club and his album’s theme. In statements to the press Sheeran sounded genuinely giddy about the collaboration calling himself a die-hard Barça fan and expressing pride in seeing Play featured on such a global stage. This is undeniably historic for cross-genre branding and ties the UK megastar to football history alongside names like Drake Coldplay and Rosalía who have donned the shirt before.
Speaking of Play the album is still making waves after its September release and Ed is keeping up the momentum with confirmation that he’ll perform live at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes October 31. According to Sortir à Paris Sheeran is the first performance officially announced and leads nominations for International Male Artist and International Hit with Azizam. Speculation as to whether he’ll walk away with more trophies is rampant on music blogs but nothing is set in stone until the night itself.
Ed’s business machine also rolled out a major announcement with the 2026 North American leg of the Loop Tour just revealed. MyBasin and AOL confirm a sprawling 26-date stadium run spanning from Arizona to Tampa between June and November 2026 following a January swing through New Zealand and Australia. These dates are being hailed as one of the boldest North American tour plays by any British artist in years and will be the main vehicle supporting Play into next year.
Elsewhere Ed made tech news as the first star to perform using DiGiCo’s new Quantum112 mixing console reportedly showing off the next wave of concert sound at a private event.
On social media the buzz peaked after FC Barcelona’s announcement with Ed’s fan pages lighting up and football and music Twitter spending hours debating his place in the greatest global crossovers. No credible reports this week suggest new ventures beyond his ongoing tour planning and his music tech advisory work although rumors are swirling about guest appearances at winter festivals. For now the record stands Ed Sheeran is everywhere and playing to win.
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