Ed Sheeran channels Bruno Mars in new pic but Bruno isn't convinced
Bruno Mars has responded
Last updated 20th Jun 2019
While we await Ed Sheeran's eagerly anticipated new album 'No. 6 Collaborations Project', which is full of collaborations, including the likes of Justin Bieber, Cardi B, Khalid, Eminem and 50 Cent, it seems that Ed can't help but channel a bit of Bruno Mars.
In a couple of recent photos posted by the 'Castle On The Hill' singer, he can be seen channeling his inner Bruno Mars, wearing very colourful, patterned clothes, with one captioned, 'Trying to be @brunomars #versaceonthefloor #whoworeitbetter #meobviouslylol #believe #achieve'.
However, it seems that Bruno Mars isn't totally convinced by his collaborator's take on his dress sense. Bruno jokingly responded on Instagram, 'CLOSE! But not yet grass hopper. One day you’ll be ready to reach the highest level of swag, but I’m afraid today is not that day. Good luck on your journey young Ed, for you will be in my prayers. All the best. Sincerely, The Sex Dragon.'
Although Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars haven't collaborated before this album track, they are clearly friends, with Ed serenading the 'Grenade' singer last year for his birthday. At the time, Bruno Mars uploaded a short video of Ed Sheeran singing 'Happy Birthday' to him. Bruno could be seen tucking into a plate full of a big birthday cake and cupcakes as Ed sings and plays his guitar.
The pair have joined forces on Ed's new album, on a song called 'Blow', with country music star Chris Stapleton. Yesterday (19th June), Ed Sheeran revealed the tracklist for his new album, which includes his current single 'I Don't Care' with Justin Bieber.
Swipe through some of the biggest collabs from this year:
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'
American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.
Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'
British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.
Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer
This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.
Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'
'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'
Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.
Avicii and Chris Martin
Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.
Ariana Grande and Social House
Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Kygo and Whitney Houston
Norwegian DJ Kygo released one of the hits of 2019 when he remixed Whitney Houston's cover of 'Higher Love'.
Ed Sheeran and Stormzy
Ed and Stormzy worked together for Ed's collab album in 2019, releasing the massive track 'Take Me Back To London'.
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
They are three of the most successful women in pop, so when Ariana, Miley and Lana teamed up to release 'Don't Call Me Angel' for the 2019 movie adaptation of Charlie's Angels, fans were left over the moon!
Becky Hill and Sigala
He's dropped some massive its in recent years, but Sigala's 2019 collab with Becky Hill was certainly one of his most popular! Becky wrote the track about an ex-boyfriend, and it became one of the tracks of the summer.
Tiesto and Mabel
Legendary DJ Tiesto teamed up with Mabel to release 'God Is A Dancer' in September 2019.
Ed Sheeran's new album 'No. 6 Collaborations Project' is current available to pre-order and will be released on the 12th July 2019.
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