- Ed Sheeran is set to sign with Interscope Records, ending a 15-year run at Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records.
- Warner keeps Sheeran's back catalog and retains licenses for Play and Autumn Variations; the new deal's terms are undisclosed but expected to be long-term.
- Sheeran's long-term team, including Grumpy Old Management, One Fiinix Live, THE·TEAM, and The Lede Company, remains unchanged.
- The signing reunites Sheeran with Interscope CEO John Janick, who worked with him while running Warner's Elektra Records.
- The news breaks as Sheeran tours 59 dates on his Loop Tour and rides the momentum of his new Martin Garrix collaboration, "Repeat It."
Ed Sheeran is set to sign with Interscope Records, closing the book on a 15-year run at Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Records, sources confirm to Billboard. Terms haven’t been disclosed, though the deal is expected to be long-term.
Sheeran signed to Atlantic’s Asylum imprint back in 2011 and released eight albums there, from his multi-platinum debut + (Plus) through chart-toppers x (Multiply) and ÷ (Divide), up to 2025’s Play. Warner keeps his back catalog and retains licenses for Play and Autumn Variations.
The move reunites Sheeran with Interscope CEO John Janick, who worked with him while running Warner’s Elektra Records, and places him alongside labelmates Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar.
This is a busy stretch for Interscope’s roster: the label recently added Lasso and Devon Again, while fellow Interscope artist Moneybagg Yo signed with The Forefront Group for PR, and UK trio Gentlemens Club, who release music through Interscope, signed with Good Direction Agency for bookings.
Sheeran isn’t overhauling his team. He remains managed by Stuart Camp at Grumpy Old Management, keeps One Fiinix Live and THE·TEAM for live representation, and stays with The Lede Company for publicity.
The label switch lands mid-momentum. Sheeran is 59 dates into his Loop Tour across Oceania, North America, and Latin America, and just dropped “Repeat It,” a collaboration with Martin Garrix released via STMPD RCRDS. The single follows his new amplifier line with Orange Amps, another sign Sheeran is expanding well past music this year.
Takeaways
This is about as close to a changing-of-the-guard moment as pop music gets right now. Fifteen years, eight albums, and a string of Grammy nods later, Sheeran is betting that a new label home and a familiar face in John Janick can reignite the commercial heat that cooled slightly with − (Subtract) and Autumn Variations.
Interscope, meanwhile, keeps proving it’s the industry’s most magnetic landing spot for established superstars looking for a reset, from Lady Gaga to now Sheeran. Worth noting: Sheeran isn’t touching his management, live, or PR team. That suggests this is a calculated label swap, not a full career overhaul.
Does leaving Warner after 15 years mean Sheeran is chasing a new sound, or just a stronger negotiating position? Will reuniting with John Janick help him recapture the commercial peak of ÷ (Divide) and x (Multiply)?
