Ed Sheeran Claims Band Aid Is Using His Vocals Without Permission on New Mix: 'I Would Have Respectfully Declined'

Ed Sheeran in May 2023.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Ed Sheeranclaims Band Aid didn’t ask for his permission to use his vocals on a new mix. According to the publication, the new version is set to feature vocals from four of the recorded versions from 1984, 1989, 2004 and 2014, including renditions fromBono,Harry Styles(withOne Direction),George Michaeland more. The “Perfect” artist, 33, who sang on the 2014 version of the track alongside Coldplay, Sam Smith and Rita Ora, has revealed that the new mix features his vocals without his permission.

Ed Sheeran Dresses Up as AI-Generated Meme of Himself Wearing Monkey Costume for Halloween

Ed Sheeran.Photo:Ed Sheeran/Instagram Ed Sheeran/Instagram There are layers to the story behindEd Sheeran’s 2024 Halloween costume. In the photo, Sheeran is bent over on a table, looking directly into the camera and smiling while sporting the monkey costume and holding upthe original AI-generated photoon his phone. Ed Sheeran.Ed Sheeran/Instagram “Haters will say it’s AI,” he wrote in thecaption on InstagramThursday alongside two hashtags: #halloweenbruv and #feltcutemightdeletelater. The original AI-generated photo in question is quite similar, as it features Sheeran wearing a monkey costume, holding an iPhone and smiling at the camera while on his hands and knees atop a table in an Apple Store.

Ed Sheeran Stars in the Latest Spotify Billions Club Series — See All Photos from His Trip to Suffolk (Exclusive)

In the latest installment of Spotify’s Billions Club: The Series, Ed Sheeran takes fans on a hometown trip, where he reflects on his career journey. 01of 09A member of the clubEd Sheeran.Will Bremridge via Spotify/OBBEd Sheeranholds up one of his many plaques during his hometown trip to England’s Framlingham, Suffolk for the latest installment of Spotify’sBillions Club: The Series, out now. 01of 09 A member of the club Ed Sheeran.Will Bremridge via Spotify/OBB

Eduardo Xol'sExtreme MakeoverCostar Tanya McQueen Opens Up About 'Shock' After His Death Following Stabbing (Exclusive)

Eduardo Xol and Tanya McQueen in 2009.Photo:Brian To/FilmMagic Brian To/FilmMagic Tanya McQueen, the costar ofExtreme Makeover: Home Editionstar Eduardo Xol, is opening up abouthis sudden death earlier this month at age 58. Speaking with PEOPLE, the designer talked candidly about how “shocking” the news of Xol’s death was. “This has just been quite a shock, I’m telling you,” McQueen, 52, says. “Just still processing all of it.” Xol died in a fatal stabbing on Sept.

Edward Preble Is 'Over the Moon' After Reba McEntire Uses Her Final Steal on Him onThe Voice

Edward Preble and Reba McEntire.Photo:Tyler Golden/NBC via Getty Tyler Golden/NBC via Getty As it turns out,“Luck Be a Lady"for Edward Preble! After coming close to elimination duringThe VoiceKnockouts on Tuesday, Nov. 12, Preble got a second chance thanks toReba McEntire. “Edward, my amigo, my taller double. We stand on the shoulders of our heroes my friend. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan,Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, I can go down the list,” Bublé, 49, said to Preble.