“Imagine if Paul McCartney dies and there’s early 16-year-old Beatles recordings, and then right up to the 10 best of his entire career”: Ed Sheeran reveals that plans for posthumous album are already in his will

Ed Sheeran attends the European Premiere of F1 ® The Movie at Cineworld, Leicester Square on June 23, 2025.

Whatever you think of Ed Sheeran, he’s an artist with a clearly thought-out career plan.

The Suffolk-raised singer-songwriter (who “identifies culturally” as Irish) releases a new album, Play, today. But in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 he’s revealed that he’s already planning a posthumous release, ‘Eject’, which will be in his will.