÷ (album)2017 studio album by Ed SheeranSingles from ÷ "Castle on the Hill"Released: 6 January 2017"Shape of You"Released: 6 January 2017"Galway Girl"Released: 17 March 2017"Perfect"Released: 26 September 2017"Happier"Released: 27 April 2018÷ (Divide) is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 3 March 2017 through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records.
Johnny McDaidJohnny McDaid (born 24 July 1976) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He is a member of Snow Patrol and a former member of Vega4. McDaid has written songs with artists including Westlife, Pink and Robbie Williams. He is a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and co-wrote the pop song "Shape of You". Early lifeJohnny McDaid was born on 24 July 1976 in Dublin, Ireland and raised in Derry, Northern Ireland.
No ScrubsMusic video"No Scrubs" on YouTube"No Scrubs" is a song recorded by American girl group TLC as the lead single from their third studio album, FanMail, released on February 2, 1999, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. The song was written by producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and former Xscape members Kandi Burruss and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, with TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes contributing lyrics to the rap version.
Castle on the HillMusic video"Castle on the Hill" on YouTube"Castle on the Hill" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 6 January 2017 as one of the double lead singles from his third studio album ÷ (2017), along with "Shape of You". "Castle on the Hill" was written and produced by Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco. The song refers to Framlingham Castle in Sheeran's adopted home town of Framlingham in Suffolk, and reminisces tales of his upbringing in the town.
Ed SheeranEdward Christopher Sheeran ( SHEER-ən; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No.5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year. Sheeran's debut album, + ("Plus"), was released on 9 September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart.
Kandi BurrussKandi Lenice Burruss (born May 17, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She first gained notice in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape. As a songwriter, she has received writing credits on the singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child, "There You Go" by Pink, "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" by Ariana Grande, and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.
TLC (group)TLC is an American girl group formed in 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. The group's best-known line-up was composed of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. The group enjoyed success during the 1990s, with nine top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including four number-one singles: "Creep", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs", and "Unpretty".Steve MacSteven McCutcheon (born 15 January 1972), known professionally as Steve Mac, is a British record producer, songwriter and musician. He has contributed to 30 number one singles in the UK Singles Chart.
Dancehall popDancehall pop is a sub-genre of the Jamaican genre dancehall that originated in the early 2000s. Developing from the sounds of reggae, dancehall pop is characteristically different in its fusion with western pop music and digital music production. Dancehall pop is also different from dancehall in that most songs use lesser Jamaican Patois in lyrics––allowing it to be globally understood and consumed.Interpolation (popular music)In popular music, interpolation is the recreation of a musical element, such as a melody or lyric, in a new composition. Unlike sampling, which is the reuse of a sound recording, interpolation involves the creation of a new recording.Lead singleA lead single (or first single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. A similar term, "debut single", is the first single released by a new artist.
Rhythm and bluesMusic genre originating in the 1940s in the United StatesRhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ... [with a] heavy, insistent beat" was starting to become more popular.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.