Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ed Sheeran – Growing Up (Sloane’s Song) [Stream x Download]

I wish that I could say that I was in a “better place” when I found out the news. It would make for a far more polished and respectable story. But I think back to that night: praying on the floor at 2am as Tricia went to the bathroom to take the pregnancy test I’d just purchased from Walgreens. I was scared. Scared to start working on new music. Scared of trying again and failing. Scared of the process of staring at myself through a page and seeing someone that I wasn’t proud of. Someone that I didn’t like. Someone that wasn’t ready to be a dad. I’ve always had some make-believe image in my head of who I would be as a father. I held on to clear expectations of where I wanted be in my career, my age, my level of self-care, and my maturity. I basically assumed that I’d have it all together. But in actuality the hypothetical “dad” version of me looked completely different than the man whose heart was beating out of his chest on the carpet, praying to a god or spirit I hadn’t talked to in months. When Tricia walked out of the bathroom, I knew. And I knew I had to change. 5 months later we were recording in a remote cabin away from the density that is Seattle. I was finally having fun in the studio for the first time in years. Songs were getting made, finally. I was going back

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Beats TV Presents: Ed Sheeran – The A Team (Live) [Video]

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran sits down with Beats TV for an interview and a live in-house performance of his hit single “The A Team.” He talks about his songwriting and recording processes, touring with Snow Patrol, collaborating with Yelawolf, and more! This footage was captured on the brand new HTC One X featuring Beats Audio, which is in stores now!

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Ed Sheeran On His Harry Potter Lookalike, First Song He Learned On [Video]

Ed Sheeran dropped by the Fuse office to describe how he got his doppelganger Rupert Grint — a.k.a Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter” — to star in the video for “Lego House.” He also reminisced about playing to empty rooms, talked about how Eric Clapton inspired him to learn guitar, and laid out his plans for US domination in 2012. Previously: Ed Sheeran & Yelawolf – The Slumdon Bridge [Free EP]

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