Ed Sheeran confirmed new album and revealed the difficult situation his wife is going through

There was “no path to treatment until after birth,” he explained.

At the time, the star was in court every day facing a copyright lawsuit.

The devastating impact of those events “it changed my life, my mental health and ultimately the way I viewed music”the star said in a handwritten note posted on social media.

As a result, he cut “hundreds” of songs he had written for his upcoming sixth album.

Sheeran and Seaborn welcomed their second daughter last May. The singer did not provide an update on the health of his wife.

Ed Sheeran’s new album

Sheeran shared with his fans the announcement of the release of – (Subtract)an acoustic album produced by Aaron Desner that it was written against “a backdrop of pain and hope”.

The album was long planned as the conclusion of his “mathematical era”, which began with + (Plus) in 2011 and continued with x(Multiply), ÷ (Divide) and =(Equals).

But the entire project was rewritten in a week-long torrent of emotions, as the star was “going through fear, depression and anxiety” last February. This came after Edwards, who gave Sheeran his first big break, died suddenly of a heart attack after taking cocaine and drinking alcohol, a coroner has concluded.

Soon after, Sheeran faced a three-week copyright trial over allegations that he had plagiarized his hit song. Shape Of You.

Although he ultimately won, the singer and his co-writer, johnny mcdaid of snow patrolThey said the case had caused them “extraordinary stress.”

To overcome those experiences, Sheeran used songwriting to “make sense” of his feelings.

“I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but unable to get air,” he recalled.

Sheeran’s new album will be officially released on May 5th.