New Music Releases March 24: Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Luke Combs and More

season 12, was belting out Ed Sheeran's new single, «Eyes Closed,» when the 32-year-old British singer-songwriter surprised Yung and joined in on the performance.«Oh wow!» Yung said as he realized Sheeran had walked up behind him.The two artists hugged and snapped photos together as a camera crew was following Sheeran.

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding are eyeing up a second week at the Official Singles Chart summit with Miracle.

Ellie Goulding is heading for her fourth Official UK Number 1 album this week with Higher Than Heaven.

Ellie Goulding has spoken to NME about new album ‘Higher Than Heaven’, her Calvin Harris-collab ‘Miracle’ riding high in the charts and the possibility of representing the United Kingdom in Eurovision.Goulding’s fifth album ‘Higher Than Heaven’ was released on Friday (April 7) – and was written intentionally as purely escapist pop.“My new thing is acknowledging the things I’m good at, and I’m good at writing pop songs,” Goulding told NME. “I’ve made a classical album, I’ve made electronic music and I regularly give my vocal away to producers like Four Tet.

Ellie Goulding has revealed that she wants to collaborate with Charli XCX, with the pair already “deciding” to write a track together.READ MORE: Ellie Goulding – ‘Higher Than Heaven’ review: playful antidote to personal-driven popEllie Goulding’s recent collaboration with Calvin Harris ‘Miracle’ went to Number One in the Official UK Singles Chart yesterday (April 7), beating out competition from Miley Cyrus and Ed Sheeran.She also released her fifth studio album ‘Higher Than Heaven’ yesterday, after claiming it was her “least personal” album.In a new interview with The Daily Beast, Goulding has said she wants to team up with Charli XCX on a future track.“I was chatting to Charli XCX last night and whenever I see her I make a point of saying I’m such a big fan, because I am. I just love that she’s just always been true to herself and completely authentic, and she’s a great songwriter and a great pop artist.

It’s a Miracle! Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding have risen to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

Ellie Goulding is super proud of her new album Higher Than Heaven.

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding have just pulled ahead in the race for the UK’s Official Number 1 single.  

Ellie Goulding has said she views her upcoming album, ‘Higher Than Heaven’, as her “least personal” release yet.The singer explained in an interview with Rolling Stone that she wanted her fifth album to be “completely different” from its predecessor, 2020’s ‘Brightest Blue’.“In the best possible way, this album wasn’t taken from personal experiences, and it was such a relief and really refreshing to not be sitting in the studio going through all the things that happened to me and affected me. Because I feel things very deeply. I always have,” she said.

After becoming Ed Sheeran’s 14th Number 1 single last week, Eyes Closed will have to defend its position at the top of the Official Singles Chart, as Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding fight to overtake it.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Charlie Puth leads this week's releases with his new single, «That's Not How This Works,» featuring Dan + Shay and released in conjunction with a short film for the song.

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Ellie Goulding has shared details of her ‘Higher Than Heaven’ tour this year.This autumn, the pop star will play gigs in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester and Birmingham, and wrap with a headline show at London’s Roundhouse on October 24.Later in October and into November, Goulding will head to mainland Europe for shows in Paris, Utrecht, Brussels, Milan, Cologne and Berlin.Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Thursday (April 6) here.

RELEASESTyler, The Creator has released another new track from the upcoming deluxe edition of his ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ album, titled ‘Sorry Not Sorry’.Django Django have released new single ‘Don’t Touch That Dial’, featuring Yuuko. It is taken from a second drop of tracks from the band’s ‘Off Planet’ album, which will be out in full on 16 Jun.Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo has released new solo single ‘Separation From The Sacred’. The track is taken from his new drum album ‘Rites Of Percussion’, which is out on 5 May.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Ed Sheeran leads this week's releases with his new single, «Eyes Closed,» a first taste of his upcoming album, out May 5.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Ed Sheeran has released a music video for ‘Eyes Closed’, the lead single off his upcoming album, ‘-‘.Today (March 24), the singer unveiled the single and its accompanying music video, in which he struggles with love and loss after the tragic passing of two of his closest friends Jamal Edwards and Australian cricketer Shane Warne.While ‘Eyes Closed’ is a pop-leaning cut, it’s really a harrowing track about “losing someone, feeling like every time you go out and you expect to just bump into them, and everything just reminds you of them and the things you did together,” Sheeran explained via a press statement.“You sorta have to take yourself out of reality sometimes to numb the pain of loss, but certain things just bring you right back into it.”Watch the music video for Ed Sheeran’s ‘Eyes Closed’ below.In the video, Sheeran is followed around by a big, fluffy blue creature that only he can see. Speaking on the themes of the video, the singer said: “When I was thinking of concepts for the ‘Eyes Closed’ music video, I wanted to make a video inspired by movies like Harvey, where the main character has an imaginary friend who’s a giant rabbit that no one can see.

RELEASESEllie Goulding has released new single ‘By The End Of The Night’ from her upcoming fifth studio album ‘Higher Than Heaven’, which is out on 7 Apr. The track gives a “sense of euphoric, sensual escape”, says Goulding, adding that “we need music that uplifts us and makes us feel good”.Rina Sawayama, who is making her feature film debut in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’, has also contributed a new song to the movie’s soundtrack.

Luke Combs is gearing up to welcome a new baby with his wife, Nicole.The country music star took to Instagram on Monday to announce the exciting news, alongside a sweet video montage of snapshots showing himself and his wife holding their 9-month-old baby boy, Tex.«Joining the 2 under 2 club! Baby boy #2 coming this September!!» Luke captioned the post, which also saw Tex rocking an adorable little shirt with the words «Big Brother» emblazoned across the back as the family strolled through the forest.A post shared by Luke Combs