Ed Sheeran Announces New Album
Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, as he announces new album Published 9 hours ago IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Sheeran says his new album - (Subtract) was written against "a backdrop of grief and hope" By Qevin Angok The Q Music Pitc Ed Sheeran says he "spiralled" into depression last year, after his wife was diagnosed with a tumour and his friend Jamal Edwards died unexpectedly at the age of 31. The star's childhood sweetheart, Cherry Seaborn, who he married in 2019, was told she had a tumour while pregnant with their second child. There was "no route to treatment until after the birth", he explained. At the time, the star was in court every day facing a copyright trial. The devastating impact of those events "changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music", said the star in a handwritten note posted to social media. As a result, he scrapped "hundreds" of songs he'd wr...