Ed Sheeran has insisted he and Taylor Swift spoke for four hours – after he learned of her engagement to Travis Kelce on social media.
The two pop stars have been close friends for 11 years, with Swift, 35, even referring to Sheeran, 34, at one point as her ‘second brother’.
However when she announced her engagement on Instagram this August, Sheeran – who does not have a cellphone – only found out along with the rest of the public.
It was then reported their bond had grown ‘strained,’ after Swift dropped her album the Life Of A Showgirl in September so close to his own new release Play.
Now, though, Sheeran has maintained that he saw Swift a week after she accepted Kelce’s proposal and the pair enjoyed an hours-long ‘catch-up’.
‘I’m not self-conscious about my relationship with her,’ the Castle On A Hill hitmaker maintained in a new interview with Access Hollywood.
[Image: Ed Sheeran has insisted he and taylor Swift spoke for four hours – after she learned of her engagement to Travis Kelce on social media; Swift and Sheeran pictured in 2015]
‘We’ve been friends for very,very many years. We’re super close and we see each other when we see each other, and when we see each other, we lock back into where we left off,’ the Azizam singer explained further.
‘My way of viewing it is like, me and Taylor are mates and I will see her. And I saw her a week after that happened, so I did that interview and then I saw her and you talk in person,’ said Sheeran, who hails from Halifax.
Referring to social media and having a cellphone, he said: ‘I kind of feel like being in touch with everyone, sort of you lose actual human connection.’
His technologically detached life has provided him with a different outcome, such that ‘when I saw Taylor we had like a four-hour catch-up and it’s life stuff rather than, like, I don’t know, you know what I mean?’
Sheeran’s disclosure comes a month after the Daily Mail exclusively reported his relationship with Swift has been ‘strained’ of late, after the American singer released her latest blockbuster album so close to Sheeran’s own new offering.
Despite their close friendship, Sheeran was left in the dark about the release date of Swift’s The Life Of A showgirl, which shot to the top of the album charts.In May, the British chart-topper announced that he was to release his eighth studio album, Play, on september 12.
Months later, in August, Swift announced that she would also be releasing her own new collection on October 3, just weeks after Sheeran.
[image: Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran performing on stage]
Taylor Swift’s Album Strategy and Ed Sheeran’s Awareness of Her Personal News
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Taylor Swift’s strategic album releases and her close friendship with Ed Sheeran have been highlighted in recent reports, revealing details about her approach to the music industry and how she shares personal news with those closest to her. The reports detail Swift’s successful tactic of releasing multiple album versions with exclusive songs, and a surprising revelation about how Sheeran learned of her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Swift’s Multi-Version Album Strategy
Taylor Swift is known for her innovative approach to album releases, especially her practice of releasing multiple versions of the same album, each containing unique songs. This strategy encourages fans to purchase all versions to experience the complete collection of music, contributing to her continued chart success. https://www.billboard.com/music-news/taylor-swift-re-records-albums-explained-1235414941/
Sheeran’s strategic Album Release Timing
Ed Sheeran has also publicly discussed his own careful planning when it comes to releasing new music.In a 2017 interview, he noted that he strategically avoids releasing albums concurrently with major artists like Beyoncé, The Weeknd, and Bruno Mars. He observed that releasing albums around Christmas is frequently enough beneficial, as it coincides with increased record sales. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ed-sheeran-album-release-date-beyonce-the-weeknd-bruno-mars-divide-a7919986.html
A Decade of friendship
Swift and Sheeran have maintained a close friendship for over a decade, beginning with their 2012 collaboration on the song “Everything Has Changed.” Sheeran subsequently supported Swift on tour, and the pair lived in Nashville together for approximately six months, solidifying their bond.
Learning About the Engagement via Instagram
Despite their close relationship, Taylor Swift admitted she inadvertently found out that Ed Sheeran learned about her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce through Instagram. She confessed to “forgetting to call Ed” before announcing the news to her 282 million followers. https://people.com/taylor-swift-forgot-to-tell-ed-sheeran-about-engagement-to-travis-kelce-8386699 She explained, “this is one of my absolute favorite people on the planet and then when the news came out I was like, ‘Oh my god! We forgot to call Ed!'”
The pair last met in person at Selena Gomez’s wedding on September 27th, where they both delivered speeches, but the topic of upcoming album releases or personal news was not discussed.
Representatives for Ed Sheeran have been contacted for comment.
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