{"id":1196,"date":"2019-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/ed-sheeran-announces-hiatus-music-amid-legal-battle-woes\/"},"modified":"2020-01-31T05:09:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T05:09:12","slug":"ed-sheeran-announces-hiatus-music-amid-legal-battle-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/ed-sheeran-announces-hiatus-music-amid-legal-battle-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran Announces Hiatus From Music Amid Legal Battle Woes"},"content":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran, our favourite red-headed crooner, has announced that he\u2019s stepping down from his music career. \n\nHe announced his hiatus to the audience during a recent show in Ipswich, England, explaining that after two years of relentless touring it\u2019s time to have a rest. \n
\u201cThere is something very bittersweet about it. I love that you guys are here and we are ending it in Ipswich. This is my last gig for probably 18 months,\u201d said the Shape Of You singer.<\/em><\/blockquote>\nThe announcement comes around two weeks before his scheduled court date over allegations of plagiarism. \n\nAs well as being sued in a case involving a Marvin Gaye track, The Daily Mail reports that musician Sam Chokri has taken Sheeran to court over allegations the megastar is “consciously or subconsciously in the habit of appropriating the compositional skill and labour of other songwriters.” \n\nThe High Court of England is expected to hear the case in 2020.\n
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9 million people, 893 days, 46 countries, 175 cities, 260 shows, 268 touring crew, 193265 miles travelled, 2 broken arms, 3 marriages, 4 babies. What a wild ride this Divide tour has been. The whole process of writing the album starting in 2015, then recording it in 2016, promoting it, setting out on the road to play it for all of you guys. It\u2019s so weird to put it to bed and move on. Thank you to everyone involved in this whole Divide process, all the people who helped make the album, all the people who helped promote the album, all the fans who listened and came to watch, this wouldn\u2019t be possible without you. Most of all I want to thank my fantastic touring team, who have given up their lives for 2 and a half years to help me achieve my dreams. Thank you for all of your hard work and constant friendship. The Divide tour – 2017 -2019. Officially the biggest tour of all time, so weird to say that, and we survived it !<\/a><\/p>\n

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