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The singer, known for chart-topping hits such
as "Shape of You" and "Thinking Out Loud", had told fans earlier
this week he had tested positive for the coronavirus, and had
cancelled all in-person events to promote his new record.
"I’m obviously still in COVID isolation but please let me know
what you think when it’s out. It’s the most proud (I've) ever
been of a (piece) of work and I can’t wait for you all to hear
it," he said on Instagram on Thursday evening.
"Gonna be having a solo party tonight and tomorrow to celebrate,
blast it loud."
Sheeran, who has named his previous solo albums after
mathematical symbols, has said that "=" was his favourite record
that he had made, with songs about his wife and daughter.
Critics said the Grammy Award winner, who has sold more than 150
million records worldwide, had stuck to his successful formula
of honest lyrics in the new album.
"It's business as usual for the Suffolk (England)
singer-songwriter, who's turned in a fourth album of undeniable
hits and savvy, sickly-sweet concoctions," music site NME said,
giving the record three out of five stars.
"To some tastes, Sheeran will be corny and trite. Yet what he
does well is essentially inarguable: provide songs that fulfil
the emotional needs of universal moments," Britain's Telegraph
newspaper said, giving it four stars.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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