Is Ed Sheeran releasing an album of all-star duets?

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ABC/Paula LoboEd Sheeran‘s first three albums were called Plus, Multiply and Divide, but now word comes that his next album won’t be called Subtract — instead it’ll involve the addition of other artists.

The British tabloid The Sun reports that Ed has secretly been working on an entire album of duets, which will either be released later this year or next, but which may be previewed with a few single releases.  

Sources tell the paper that Ed’s pal Justin Bieber, who recorded the song Ed co-wrote, “Love Yourself,” will be featured on the record, along with “lesser-known hip hop artists” and more.

The way the paper describes it, the album will consist of all-new collaborations — it won’t just be a collection of all the duets Ed’s already done with the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Eminem.

The Sun says that Ed has delayed his next “official” album — the next in the Plus, Multiply, Divide series — because he’s busy with the upcoming Beatles-themed movie Yesterday, in which he plays himself.

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