Ed Sheeran's follow-up to Play is almost finished - but it won't be released until 2027

Ed Sheeran's follow-up to Play is almost finished - but it won't be released until 2027.

The Azizam singer will release his new album on Friday (12.09.25) and he's revealed the next LP, Rewind, is just a few months off being "ready to go", though fans won't get to hear it for some time.

He is quoted by The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column as saying: “I made Play and Rewind at the same time and we finished Play first because it felt like the most exciting one.

“So Rewind is I’d say two months off being totally locked and loaded and ready to go.

“I guess at some point in the next 18 months it will come out."

Although Ed views Play and Rewind as "twin albums", he admitted they are ultimately very different.

He said: “They’re very much like twin albums. But one lent more into Indian culture and one lent more into nostalgia. So they veered off in different directions.”