Ed Sheeran presented his new video clip shot in Ukraine

Ed Sheeran presented a new version of 2Stepsrecorded theme with rapper Lil Baby. the video clip, Shot in Ukraine before the outbreak of war with Russia, it has already garnered more than 5.2 million views on Youtube.

The British pop star clarified that he made the music video in kyiv, just days before Vladimir Putin’s government invaded the Ukrainian capital. and announced that will provide royalties from the theme to DEC, an Emergency Committee for Disasters which brings together several NGOs from the United Kingdom.

The video, about 3 and a half minutes long and directed by Henry Scholfield (he filmed several videos of Dua Lipa), begins with a black and white plaque on which a message signed by Sheeran is read.

There he began by explaining that he shot the video in kyiv before “the destructive acts of violence began.” “First time I visited the country and I feel I am welcome. during my time there, from the production team to everyone I meet on my days off, ”he explains.

“Ukraine is a proud and stable country, and I am thankful that I had the opportunity to shoot my video there.”, Opinion of the 31-year-old Grammy-winning artist.

The message ended with the announcement of their collaboration. “I support Ukraine and I will give my royalties record YouTube video streams on the DEC (The Disasters Emergency Committee) Ukraine Humanitarian Campaign. “

2 stepsa pop theme with hip hop passages, is the single that closes Sheeran’s latest album “=”, (in English, it is pronounced “equivalent”), Released on October 29, 2021.

The song is already one of the most popular from that album. That is why it is not surprising that it is brand new featuring with Lil Baby, continues to multiply YouTube views and Spotify streams. Now it is added that the plus is that the official video was shot in kyiv and the proceeds go to a humanitarian association.

After the trial, a farsighted Sheeran

It should be noted that earlier this month, after winning a legal battle of more than four years for alleged plagiarism of your shapeSheeran He made sure he was now filming all of his recording sessions, aiming to avoid future lawsuits.

That same week, the singer gave his first lecture, after a judge in the High Court in London ruled that his great success did not use musical phrases from another song.

“Now I’m just filming everything, everything is recorded”, assured the television with a hand in hand to the BBC. “We’ve received complaints about the songs and what we said, is, here’s the footage and take a look. You’ll see that nothing,” he explains.

“Personally, I think the best feeling in the world is the euphoria around the first idea to write a great song,” he said. However, the prospect of possible cases is “you see yourself in that moment, asking yourself,” he added.

A judge in London ruled on Wednesday Sheeran “nether deliberately or unconsciously” copied part of the melody of the song or whyconsisting of plaintiffs Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue, writes your shape.

This Sheeran song from 2017 remains the most played song on Spotify, with over 3 billion views.

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