Ed Sheeran: COVID quarantine means 'solo party' for album drop

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Ed Sheeran is 'gonna be having a solo party' for his album release while quarantined with COVID

By Megan Armstrong | Last updated Oct 28, 2021 4:19 PM ET

Ed Sheeran had big plans around the release of = (Equals), including serving as Saturday Night Live's musical guest on Nov. 6.

But then he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week:

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And that means celebrating = (Equals), his fourth solo studio album and first since 2017's ÷ (Divide), alone in quarantine:

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The four-time Grammy winner has released singles "Bad Habits," "Visiting Hours" and "Shivers" in the album's rollout. All three tracks cracked the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with "Bad Habits" peaking at No. 2, "Shivers" at No. 9 and "Visiting Hours" at No. 75.

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Megan Armstrong (@megankarmstrong) is a writer whose work has appeared in places such as Billboard, GQ, Esquire, Bleacher Report, Uproxx, and others. Megan has also produced various podcasts and hosted a daily radio show at Mizzou. She grew up obsessed with sports — impressing adults by memorizing NFL statistics as a kindergartner — and grew into an obsession with music

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