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Ed Sheeran Leaves Warner Music After 15 Years

As rumored, Ed Sheeran has left Warner Music after 15 years and eight full-length albums, the singer confirmed via a statement to fans in his newsletter. The news was confirmed by the company in a statement to the U.K. publication Music Week. “This isn’t a ‘disgruntled artist lea

Variety Music·May 22, 2026·via Variety Music

Ed Sheeran Leaves Warner Music After 15 Years

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May 22, 2026 7:31am PT

Ed Sheeran Leaves Warner Music After 15 Years

By Jem Aswad

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Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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“This isn’t a ‘disgruntled artist leaves record label’ type situation,” Sheeran wrote in the message, which appears in full below. “This is a boy who started as a teenager on the company with different priorities, to the father of 2 man who exists now, who feels like he needs a shift and change in the way he does things professionally.”