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DARK SECRETS: Sheeran | Vintage Vibes

“Weird, small, brilliant, respectful of pedalboard space. What more could you need?” This week’s hottest new guitar gear – including Alex Lifeson’s ES-355, Charvel’s US return and Ed Sheeran’s new Orange squeeze

We’ve got weird reverbs from EHX, super-cheap AI-enabled multi-effects units, high-end shredders, climate-controlled gig bags and more

Guitar World

“Music doesn’t start in arenas or on streaming platforms. It starts in bedrooms and on street corners”: Ed Sheeran launches signature Orange amp range - could it topple the Roland Cube as the busking combos to beat?

With an abundance of Sheeran-approved specs, the Outlowd ES amps look to nurture the next generation of musicians

Guitar World

James Blunt: ‘Have I changed and grown up? No, not really’

Over lunch as he turns 50, the singer tells a host of wild celebrity tales, involving Ed Sheeran and Bear Grylls, and admits that, just sometimes, the criticism can sting

The Guardian - UK

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How to listen to 1989 (Taylor’s Version) as it is finally released

Taylor Swift plays guessing game with fans to promote newly recorded release of 2014 album

Evening Standard

Brenda Edwards gives tributes to son Jamal Edwards a year on from his death as mournful Ed Sheeran ‘drowns himself in rum’

The tributes come a year on from the death of the SBTV founder and entrepreneur Brenda Edwards (right) has given tribute to late son Jamal Edwards, along with Ed Sheeran (centre)

Evening Standard

Reading Festival review, day two: Arctic Monkeys draw huge crowds for swaggering UK return

Wolf Alice shine while Bring Me The Horizon are overshadowed by special guest Ed Sheeran

The Independent UK

Coincidence or theft? Rise of music streaming can make it hard to judge

Analysis: plagiarism row between Ed Sheeran and Sami Chokri is latest in surge of lawsuits against musicians

The Guardian - UK

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