Taylor Swift’s End Game collaborator Ed Sheeran reveals they haven’t re-recorded the song yet as part of her Taylor’s Version series

Ed Sheeran confessed Monday that he hasn’t found his way into Taylor Swift’s hugely popular series of re-recorded music yet.

During an interview on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM podcast Deep & Shallow on Monday, the English singer, 32, revealed that he has yet to discuss with his 33-year-old friend and fellow singer the possibility of re-recording their 2017 single End Game. for a future release.

‘No, I do not have that. No no. But 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is next to come out. That’s next,” the Grammy-winning musician declared.

The song, which also features rapper Future, was originally featured on Taylor’s 2017 hit album Reputation.

The subject came up after 55-year-old Cohen asked Sheeran if he had plans to see Swift and Beyoncé’s concerts for their respective tours, the Eras Tour and the Renaissance Tour, both of which happen to run concurrently with the Subtract Tour. of the English musician. .

Close friends: Sheeran and Swift have a close friendship, which started when the two first collaborated on the single “Everything Has Changed,” which was featured on Swift’s album Red (2012); pictured in 2013 in NYC

Sheeran expressed his desire to attend one of the Eras tour concerts and shared how he enjoys the individuality of his fellow musicians’ concert shows.

“I think what’s nice about everyone’s show is that everyone’s show is so individual to them. And everyone has a different show,” he explained to Cohen.

‘We all play. I would love to go to Taylor’s show, but we all play the same dates every weekend. I think there’s a chance next year when she’s in the UK.’

Swift’s Eras Tour won’t reach its UK leg until June 2024, with planned stops in the following four cities: Edinburgh, Scotland; Liverpool, England; Cardiff, Wales; and London, England.

Multiple shows will take place in each of the four cities during the UK leg of the tour.

The single “End Game” was co-written by Swift, Sheeran and Future, all three of whom have won a combined 18 Grammys (Swift has 12, Sheeran has four, and Future, 39, has two).

“End Game” was the third single from Swift’s sixth studio album Reputation (2017), which has not yet been re-recorded.

The pop superstar must wait until “two years after contract expiration or five years after commercial release,” according to the general contractual language of Rolling stoneindicating that Taylor Reputation is unlikely to be allowed to re-record, although she has yet to release the re-recorded version of her previous LP, 1989.

As Sheeran said during his interview with Cohen, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the re-recorded version of her 2014 album, will be released on October 27, 2023.

Swift, who made the announcement herself at one of her six Los Angeles Eras Tour concerts, told the audience that the 1989 version will feature five new singles, all of which are unreleased songs written for the original album and taken from the final track. deleted. list.

Her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) will be her fourth re-recorded LP, part of her counter-action to her 2019 master dispute.

Ed Sheeran x Andy Cohen: The topic of possibly reshooting ‘End Game’ came up during Sheeran’s (left) August 14 performance on Andy Cohen’s (right) Deep & Shallow Podcast on Sirius XM

Eras Tour: During his interview, Sheeran said he hopes to see one of Swift’s Eras Tour concerts when she performs in the UK in June 2024 (Swift seen at one of her Eras shows in LA this month)

End Game: ‘End Game’ is the single Sheeran worked on with Swift (left) and rapper Future (right). It was included on her 2017 album Reputation; depicted in the End Game music video

Friends: Sheeran stated in a May interview that he thinks Swift is “one of the few people who really understands where I stand”; seen in 2014 in London

Sheeran and Swift have formed a close friendship since the two collaborated on the single Everything Has Changed, which was featured on his fourth studio album Red (2012).

The English singer re-recorded their duet for Swift’s re-recorded album Red (Taylor’s Version), due out in 2021.

The pair’s friendship goes beyond music, as Sheeran shared People in May that he thinks Swift is “one of the few people who really understands where I stand.”

“I had an hour – 20 conversation with (Taylor) yesterday and we were just – everything we thought about what we talked about. I mean, that’s kind of therapy in itself too, because you’re actually talking to someone who really gets it,” he said.