x follows his critically acclaimed and hugely successful 2011 debut + which has sold over 4 million copies to date.
The success of + saw Ed receive various awards, including 2 Brits, an Ivor Novello and multiple Grammy nominations.
Ed recorded x at various locations around the globe with luminary producers Rick Rubin (Eminem, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Pharrell Williams (Daft Punk, Robin Thicke, N.E.R.D), Benny Blanco (Rhianna, Wiz Khalifa) and Jeff Bhasker (Alicia Keys, Jay-Z) adding new flavours to the work of key collaborators Johnny McDaid (Snow Patrol) and Jake Gosling (who produced +).
Listen back to Paula MacSweeney from the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show interview Ed Sheeran yesterday:
