

Atlantic recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced the release of x WEMBLEY EDITION, a deluxe two-disc CD/DVD set of his RIAA platinum certified x paired with previously unreleased bonus tracks and the new full-length concert feature, Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts. x WEMBLEY EDITION arrives in stores as a two-disc CD/DVD on Friday, November 13th, with the expanded album and long form video each available individually via all leading digital retailers.
x WEMBLEY EDITION is available for pre-order beginning today at Ed Sheerans official website www.edsheeran.com - and all leading digital retailers. The new edition features a number of bonus tracks, with both physical and digital versions highlighted by three previous unreleased tracks that see Sheeran collaborating with such top studio hands as Emile Haynie (Eminem, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey), Jeff Bhasker (fun., Jay-Z), Johnny McDaid (Snow Patrol, Paul Van Dyk), and the legendary Rick Rubin (see attached tracklisting). As if that werent enough, x WEMBLEY EDITION also features Sheerans new collaboration with Rudimental, Lay It All On Me (Feat. Ed Sheeran), currently ascending Billboards Hot 100 after being unveiled last month with a tweet from Sheeran announcing it as the final thing Im releasing for a while.
Sheerans second full length album, x (pronounced multiply), proved a global sensation upon its initial release, reaching #1 on album charts in 14 countries around the world before achieving platinum sales in 18 countries including the United States and his native United Kingdom, where it was the biggest selling album of 2014. With worldwide sales now exceeding 10 million, x is highlighted by its four consecutive, platinum singles: Sing, Dont, Photograph, and, of course, the 5x RIAA platinum certified Thinking Out Loud, Sheerans first #1 single in the U.S. and his biggest overall hit to date.
Filmed earlier this year before almost a quarter million fans over three sold out nights at Londons Wembley Stadium, Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts includes 90 minutes of never-before-seen concert footage, showcasing such classic hits as Sing, The A Team, and Thinking Out Loud (see attached credits). Directed by multiple GRAMMY® Award nominee Paul Dugdale (One Direction: Where We Are, Coldplay: Ghost Stories), the Warner Music/Screenlive Entertainment film is appended here with a number of exclusive extras, including Sheerans inimitable mash-up of his own Take It Back with Steve Wonders immortal Superstition. Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts recently enjoyed a special, worldwide theatrical run, following an exclusive London premiere that featured green carpet arrivals and a live performance from Sheeran himself.
One of the planets most popular live performers, Sheeran has spent much of the past year on tour, including sold out headline shows, charity concerts, stadium dates including Dallass Toyota Stadium and three sold out nights at Londons Wembley Stadium and top-billed festival appearances. Sheeran recently culminated the North American x tour with a mega-finale at Foxboro, MAs Gillette Stadium. Performing before a rapturous sold out crowd over 50,000 strong Sheerans biggest US audience thus far the British troubadour performed solo renditions of his numerous greatest hits, with special guest Chris Martin joining him for very special renditions of Thinking Out Loud and Coldplay's Yellow. An additional series of stadium concerts are slated for Australia and New Zealand beginning in late November. For regular updates, please visit www.edsheeran.com/live.htm.
In other news, Sheeran will be among the superstars performing on A+E Networks and iHeartRadios Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, slated to be filmed live at Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday, November 18th and then broadcast on Friday, November 20th at 8PM ET/PT (check local listings). Produced by Ken Ehrlich Productions in conjunction with A+E Networks and iHeartRadio, the two-hour special event which will also feature such iconic artists as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Pink, Pharrell Williams, Zac Brown Band, Sia, Eric Church, Jamie Foxx, John Legend, and Miguel, with more to be announced will air across the entire A+E Networks portfolio, including A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime, H2, LMN, and FYI, as well as the top 150 iHeartRadio music stations nationwide. Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America will kick off A+E Networks campaign to promote unity and progress on racial equity, inspired by the response of the Mother Emanuel family members in Charleston and others working for reconciliation and change around the country.
Tickets for Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America are available now through AEG Live at AXS.com and http://shrineauditorium.com. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Fund for Progress on Race in America powered by United Way Worldwide, providing grant funding to individuals and organizations fostering understanding, eliminating bias, as well as provide support to Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church and the broader A.M.E. denomination. The fund will also support efforts to address racism and bias through public policy change, individual innovation, and community mobilization.
Named Songwriter of the Year at the 2015 Ivor Novello Awards, Sheeran was also among the superstars appearing at the 2015 Global Citizen Fest in New York Citys Central Park, performing both with Martin as well as the one and only Beyoncé, with whom he teamed up on an acoustic cover of Drunk In Love. Sheerans complete performance including renditions of Lego House, Sing, and Photograph can be viewed now at the official Global Citizen YouTube channel.
Sheeran is also among the top nominated artists for the 2015 American Music Awards. Earning 5 nominations in total, Sheeran is up for Song of the Year (Thinking Out Loud), Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Album-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary, and the nights top prize, Artist of the Year.
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is a genuine global phenomenon. The 24-year-old artist has earned a truly stunning assortment of awards and nominations, including three nods among them, the prestigious Album of the Year for x at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards, an event that saw his performance of Thinking Out Loud receive one of the biggest ovations of the night. In addition to his six total GRAMMY® nominations, Sheeran has accrued an array of other honors, among them four BRIT Awards (including 2015s Best British Album and Best British Male), the 2012 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically (for The A Team), as well as trophies for Best Male Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and both Favorite Album and Favorite Artist at the 2015 Peoples Choice Awards. As if all of that werent enough, Sheeran was also named Spotifys most streamed artist in the world in 2014.
An extraordinarily gifted live performer, Sheeran has played countless sold-out shows across the globe, including an acclaimed three-night stand at New York Citys Madison Square Garden and four extraordinary nights at Londons O2 Arena.
Sheerans 2012 breakthrough debut album, +, entered the UK Albums Chart at #1 with the highest opening sales figures for a debut male solo artist ever and is now certified 6x platinum. Fueled by international hit singles like The A Team and Lego House, + has enjoyed multi-platinum, platinum, and gold sales in nine countries around the world.
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ED SHEERAN - x WEMBLEY EDITION (Atlantic Records) - Release Date: Friday, November 13th
PHYSICAL VERSION: DISC ONE
DIGITAL ALBUM:
* BONUS TRACK
PREVIOUS UNRELEASED ED SHEERAN JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS TRACKLISTING"