Ed Sheeran Says His Next Album Won't Be Pop!

Ed Sheeran is going a different route with his next record!

The 26-year-old “Shape of You” singer-songwriter made an appearance on George Ezra‘s George Ezra and Friends podcast, revealing his intention for his next album.

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“The next record that I’m making is not a pop album. I feel like it’s dangerous to have a career that goes bigger and bigger, because at some point it’s gonna drop. If the next album does, like, 2 or 1 [million], or 500,000, it’s not a failure because I’ve made an album where I’m not trying to get there. No one’s going to be like, ‘that’s a flop,’” he explained.

“The label hate that. The label really f–king hate that. They want a big pop album again but I think that s–t’s dangerous.”

For more from Ed, listen to the podcast.