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Hindustan Times
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ed Sheeran reveals wife Cherry Seaborn's feedback helps him create hits like Bad Habits and Shivers: ‘A very good taste'
British singer Ed Sheeran doesn't rely on music executives or industry insiders to tell him if a track will be a hit — he just asks his wife, Cherry Seaborn. While speaking on Not Gonna Lie, the podcast hosted by Kylie Kelce, the singer-songwriter opened up about his creative process and the quiet but powerful role Cherry plays in it. Ed said his wife has a sharp ear and often helps him decide which songs to release — but only if the timing is right. Ed Sheeran with wife Cherry Seaborn 'She has very good taste,' he said, adding that the 34-year-old is cautious when he plays her his latest material. If she's not in a good mood, her reaction could be brutal. 'Cherry can kill a song. If she's not vibing with it, I just think of it as dead,' he admitted. According to Ed, he writes a lot of songs in short bursts. But it's Cherry who effortlessly cuts through the noise and spots the gems. One such instance was the day he came home after a productive session and played her a batch of demos. 'When Bad Habits was written, I'd written a bunch of other songs that day,' he recalled. 'And I remember I came home, I had listened to them all in the car and I was kind of excited about most of them and I played them to her and she was like, 'That one, that Bad Habits one. That's the one you should finish tomorrow',' he added. She also helped push Shivers into the spotlight — a track that eventually climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The British artist also tests his songs on a younger audience: his two daughters. He shared that both kids have taken a shine to Sapphire, a new track off his upcoming album Play. Kylie chimed in that her toddler has also declared Sapphire her 'favorite song,' prompting Ed to grin and say, 'I'm glad that kids are still into the music that I'm making.' Currently traveling the world on his Mathematics Tour — which supports his previous albums Equals and Subtract — Ed's next project Play is set to drop on September 12.
Time of India
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Ed Sheeran waits for wife's 'good mood' before playing new songs to her
Picture Credit: Facebook English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has a cardinal rule with regards to making his wife listen to new music. The singer waits until his wife is in a good mood before he plays his new music to her, reports 'Female First UK'. The 34-year-old singer, who has daughters Lyra, four, and Jupiter, two, with spouse Cherry, always looks to his family for feedback but admitted his childhood sweetheart can "kill" a song if she isn't instantly enthusiastic because he trusts her judgement. Asked if he asks his family for their opinions on his songs, he told Kylie Kelce on her 'Not Gonna Lie' podcast, "100 percent. Yeah, 100 percent. Cherry can kill a song. She can. I'm actually really careful to play her songs when she's in a good mood. Because if she's like, 'Eh', then in my mind, I'm like, 'Okay. That song's dead'. She's just got a very good taste and read on things. Like, even I would write, I'd say, three songs a day, five days a week. And I'll come home and I'll play them. And she can sift through that pretty easily". As per 'Female First UK', the singer recalled writing a number of songs on one particular day, including his 2021 single Bad Habits, and playing them back to Cherry. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 10人規模の家族葬、費用はどれくらい？（ Tokyo 相場） 家族葬の費用 | 検索広告 続きを読む Undo He said, "I came home, I listened to them all in the car, and I was kind of excited about most of them. And I played them to her, and she was like, 'That one, that Bad Habits one, that's the one you should finish tomorrow'. She's got she's got a very good read on stuff". Ed also believes his daughters have a "good read" on his music too and they often "gravitate" towards the songs that are popular with his younger fan base when Cherry plays his records while he's away on tour.
Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Ed Sheeran waits for wife's 'good moods' before playing new songs
Ed Sheeran waits until his wife is in a good mood before he plays his new music to her. The 34-year-old singer - who has daughters Lyra, four, and Jupiter, two, with spouse Cherry - always looks to his family for feedback but admitted his childhood sweetheart can "kill" a song if she isn't instantly enthusiastic because he trusts her judgement. Asked if he asks his family for their opinions on his songs, he told Kylie Kelce on her Not Gonna Lie podcast: "100 percent. Yeah, 100 percent. Cherry can kill a song. She can. I'm actually really careful to play her songs when she's in a good mood. Because if she's like, 'Eh,' then in my mind, I'm like, 'Okay. That song's dead.' "She's just got a very good taste and read on things. Like, even I would write, I'd say, three songs a day, five days a week. And I'll come home and I'll play them. And she can sift through that pretty easily." Ed recalled writing a number of songs on one particular day, including his 2021 single Bad Habits, and playing them back to Cherry. He said: "I came home, I listened to them all in the car, and I was kind of excited about most of them. And I played them to her, and she was like, 'That one, that Bad Habits one, that's the one you should finish tomorrow.' "She's got she's got a very good read on stuff." Ed also believes his daughters have a "good read" on his music too and they often "gravitate" towards the songs that are popular with his younger fan base when Cherry plays his records while he's away on tour. He said: "When I'm away, she'll play my songs to them to kind of, like, I don't know, introduce the music to them slowly. And it's interesting, the ones that they, like, gravitate towards. And it's definitely the ones that are, like that all kids have gravitated towards, I guess." The Perfect hitmaker previously praised his 33-year-old wife as being a "grounding force" in his life. He said on Call Her Daddy: "Cherry is the biggest grounding force. Like, anytime that anything is a little bit too Hollywood, she's like, 'Bro…' And especially because I grew up with her, there's always a lens of Suffolk over it." On one occasion, Cherry intervened to stop her husband building a bowling alley in their garden. He said: "She just doesn't want our kids growing up and it being like, you know, the Richie Rich house."
Business Insider
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Ed Sheeran's top parenting tip revolves around breakfast
Before heading into the studio or playing a show, Ed Sheeran 's first gig of the day is making breakfast for his kids. During an appearance on Thursday's episode of the " Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce" podcast, the musician shared the best piece of fatherhood advice he's ever received. "Always be the one that makes the breakfast in the morning," Sheeran told podcast host Kylie Kelce. "Always be the one that gets up first, and let your partner have a lie-in. Do the breakfast because that's the time of the day that your kids are the least angry, because they're rested." The "Bad Habits" singer added that taking on breakfast duty is a triple win: he gets the morning chores done, gives his partner a well-earned break, and gets quality time with the kids when they're at their best. "They want to help out as well. So, I'm handing them plates and they're putting the plates away, and I'm like, you're making my job easier," Sheeran said. He added that he also enjoys taking on the "evening shift." "Reading 40 different stories and having someone fall asleep on your shoulder is actually really lovely," Sheeran said. Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, welcomed their first daughter, Lyra, in 2020, and their second daughter, Jupiter, in 2022. In a 2021 interview with BBC Radio 1, Sheeran said that becoming a dad led him to change his lifestyle habits. He started going into the studio from 9-to-5 instead of ending his recording sessions in the middle of the night. "As soon as Cherry told me she was pregnant, life shifted, in terms of work and health and what I was putting into my body, be it food or alcohol," he said. Like Sheeran, many other celebrities have also opened up about their own parenting tips. Kate Hudson — who has — previously said that she isn't afraid to apologize to her children whenever she's in the wrong. "And what you find in going to your kids and saying, 'I could have handled this better' or 'I made a mistake' or 'I'm sorry I didn't trust you' — whatever the scenario — is that connection becomes stronger," Hudson said. During a June episode of her "IMO" podcast, Michelle Obama said that good parenting involves knowing that kids are "not your friends." She added it's important for parents to set clear boundaries that they believe in and that they stick to "all the time," since kids are always testing how far they can push before adults cave. A representative for Sheeran did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.
Irish Independent
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Alex Warren named US male artist with longest-running UK number one single
His hit song Ordinary has also reached new heights to be named the longest-running number one single of the 2020s, beating Ed Sheeran's Bad Habits in 2021, according to the Official Charts Company. The singer-songwriter scored his 12th week at the top of the leaderboard making him the US male solo artist with the most consecutive weeks at number one. He beats the late American country singer Slim Whitman who achieved 11 consecutive weeks in 1955 with Rose Marie. According to the Official Charts Company, Californian Warren's hit song Ordinary has had 107 million streams with a total of 920,000 chart sales since it first entered the charts in February. Martin Talbot of the Official Charts Company said: 'There's nothing 'ordinary' about Alex Warren's impact on 2025, with his smash hit single setting new records with ease. 'Usurping Ed Sheeran is one thing, but taking a chart record away from Slim Whitman after 70 years is simply astonishing.' Following Warren in the UK singles charts is US singer Ravyn Lenae who jumped ahead of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club and is now at number two with her song Love Me Not. At number four is Sombr's Undressed followed by south-east London singer-songwriter Skye Newman whose second single Family Matters has granted her a place in the top five for the first time. Meanwhile, in the album charts, Ed Sheeran's +–=÷× (Tour Collection) remains at number one for a second non-consecutive week. Ahead of her headlining slot at Barcelona's Primavera Festival, Espresso singer, Sabrina Carpenter, who released a new single, Manchild, on Friday, remains in the top five album charts for the 41st week with Short N' Sweet. Carpenter, is joined in the top five by Miley Cyrus with her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, which reached number three on the charts.
