Ed Sheeran is set to release his new album ‘-‘ (Subtract) – the last in his decade-spanning mathematical album era – on 5 May 2023 through Asylum/Atlantic. An album that revisits Ed’s singer/songwriter roots, and one that was written against a backdrop of personal grief and hope, ‘-’ (Subtract) presents one of the biggest stars on the planet at his most vulnerable and honest.
“I had been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be. Then at the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art.“
ED SHEERAN
Ed shares that writing songs is his form of therapy, “It helps me make sense of my feelings. I wrote without thought of what the songs would be, I just wrote whatever tumbled out. And in just over a week, I replaced a decade’s worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts.”
Life had other plans for the award-winning singer-songwriter. He was dealing with a lot personally as within the space of a month, his pregnant wife was diagnosed with a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth. His best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter. He felt the emotions of fear, depression and anxiety.
Since he first learnt ‘Layla’ by Eric Clapton on guitar at the age of 12-years-old, Sheeran’s love of the singer/songwriter began. Growing up with the likes of Damian Rice, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan playing on repeat in his parents’ house – artists that his dad, John, introduced him to – ‘-‘was always on Ed’s horizon. Yet as the songs and writing process took on a whole new meaning and direction after a series of hard-hitting events impacted Ed’s world in 2022, one thing that remained untouched was his strong desire to make a record anchored in his love of singer/songwriter compositions. And now, as he gears-up for the release of his most soul-baring work to date, ‘-‘ serves as a timely reminder for why Sheeran remains one of the most gifted lyricists of his generation; an artist who breaks down his own experiences for fans to seek comfort and belonging.
“I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air. As an artist I didn’t feel like I could credibly put a body of work into the world that didn’t accurately represent where I am and how I need to express myself at this point in my life. This album is purely that. It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul. For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life.This is last February’s diary entry and my way of making sense of it. This is Subtract.”
‘-‘ is the result of Sheeran pushing the boundaries of his songcraft, as he delivers the most profound songwriting of his career. Teaming-up with Aaron Dessner (The National) on writing and production after the pair joined forces following an introduction from mutual friend Taylor Swift, Ed and Aaron began crafting the album in February last year. Writing over 30 songs during their month-long studio stint, the album’s fourteen tracks are seamlessly tied together by exquisite production from paired back, folk-leaning textures to bolder, full-band/orchestral arrangements.
Ed Sheeran burst onto the UK music scene in 2011 with his debut album ‘+’. Rapidly establishing himself as a history-making artist, he followed with ‘x’, ‘÷’, ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’ and ‘=’ – a catalogue that has seen Sheeran become one of the world’s biggest musical success stories of the 21st century.
‘-‘ (Subtract) Tracklisting:
Cover Photo Credit: Warner Music
 | 1 | Bazinga SB19 | |
 | 2 | Left and Right Charlie Puth feat. Jungkook | |
 | 3 | No Way Man MNL48 | |
 | 4 | WYAT (Where You At) SB19 | |
 | 5 | Yet To Come BTS | |
 | 6 | Anti-Hero Taylor Swift | |
 | 7 | La Luna Pablo | |
 | 8 | Bulan Felip | |
 | 9 | Muli Ace Banzuelo | |
 | 10 | Kumpas Moira dela Torre | |
 | 11 | Mahika Adie and Janine Berdin | |
 | 12 | As It Was Harry Styles | |
 | 13 | All Too Well (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift | |
 | 14 | My Universe Coldplay and BTS | |
 | 15 | Tumitigil Ang Mundo BGYO | |
 | 16 | Best Time BGYO | |
 | 17 | Misteryo KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad | |
 | 18 | Dalampasigan Anji Salvacion | |
 | 19 | Asan Ka Na Ba Zack Tabudlo | |
 | 20 | We Don't Talk About Bruno Cast of Encanto |
| | 1 | Left and Right Charlie Puth feat. Jungkook | |
| | 2 | Yet To Come BTS | |
| | 3 | Anti-Hero Taylor Swift | |
| | 4 | As It Was Harry Styles | |
| | 5 | All Too Well (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift | |
| | 6 | My Universe Coldplay and BTS | |
| | 7 | We Don't Talk About Bruno Cast of Encanto | |
 | 8 | The Joker and The Queen Ed Sheeran feat. Taylor Swift | |
 | 9 | Glimpse of Us Joji | |
 | 10 | About Damn Time Lizzo | |
 | 11 | abcdefu Gayle | |
 | 12 | Bad Decisions Benny Blanco, BTS and Snoop Dogg | |
| | 13 | Late Night Talking Harry Styles | |
 | 14 | First Class Jack Harlow | |
 | 15 | Unholy Sam Smith feat. Kim Petras | |
 | 16 | Blow Jackson Wang | |
 | 17 | Every Summertime NIKI | |
 | 18 | Ghost Justin Bieber | |
 | 19 | Woman Doja Cat | |
 | 20 | Traitor Olivia Rodrigo |
We have a new #1 on the MYX Hits Charts and MYX International Top 20! Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook’s track Left and Right has moved up to the top spot bringing BTS’s Yet To Come down one spot to #2. Ace Banzuelo keeps his #1 spot on the Pinoy MYX Countdown with his track Muli, and we see some slight movements within the charts this week. Did your faves move up? Make sure to get your votes in for the week, and let’s see where next week brings us.
PINOY MYX COUNTDOWN (July 23-July 29, 2022)
2. FELIP: Bulan
3. MNL48: No Way Man
4. BGYO: Tumitigil Ang Mundo
5. BINI: Lagi
For the rest of the Pinoy MYX Chart click here.
MYX INTERNATIONAL TOP 20 (July 16-July 22, 2022)
2. BTS: Yet To Come
3. Harry Styles: Late Night Talking
4. Joji: Glimpse of Us
5. Harry Styles: As It Was
For the rest of the MYX International Top 20 Chart click here.
MYX HIT CHART (July 24-July 30, 2022)
2. BTS: Yet To Come
3. Ace Banzuelo: Muli
4. FELIP: Bulan
5. MNL48: No Way Man
For the rest of the MYX Hit Chart click here.
 | 1 | Left and Right Charlie Puth feat. Jungkook | |
 | 2 | Yet To Come BTS | |
 | 3 | Late Night Talking Harry Styles | |
 | 4 | Glimpse of Us Joji | |
| | 5 | As It Was Harry Styles | |
 | 6 | About Damn Time Lizzo | |
 | 7 | First Class Jack Harlow | |
 | 8 | NANANA GOT7 | |
 | 9 | Blow Jackson Wang | |
 | 10 | Hold My Hand Lady Gaga | |
 | 11 | All Too Well (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift | |
 | 12 | My Universe Coldplay and BTS | |
 | 13 | Traitor Olivia Rodrigo | |
 | 14 | When You're Gone Shawn Mendes | |
 | 15 | Potion Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and Young Thug | |
 | 16 | Skin of My Teeth Demi Lovato | |
 | 17 | So Good Halsey | |
 | 18 | 2Step Ed Sheeran feat. Lil Baby | |
 | 19 | Freeze Kygo | |
 | 20 | Thousand Miles The Kid Laroi |
BTS continues to hit the top of the charts this week, and Ace Banzuelo is also making moves. Ace broke into the top 10 of the Pinoy MYX Countdown last week at #7 but has now shot to the #1 spot this week! Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook’s track Left and Right has also entered the charts debuting at #2 on the MYX International Top 20 and MYX Hits Charts. This week, we saw a lot of movement in the charts because of Ace’s fast climbing track and Charlie and Jung Kook’s strong debut. Make sure to get your votes in for the week, and let’s see if these new entries continue to move up!
PINOY MYX COUNTDOWN (July 16-July 22, 2022)
2. FELIP: Bulan
3. MNL48: No Way Man
4. BINI: Lagi
5. BGYO: Best Time
For the rest of the Pinoy MYX Chart click here.
MYX INTERNATIONAL TOP 20 (July 16-July 22, 2022)
2. Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook: Left and Right
3. Joji: Glimpse of Us
4. Harry Styles: As It Was
5. Lizzo: About Damn Time
For the rest of the MYX International Top 20 Chart click here.
MYX HIT CHART (July 17-July 23, 2022)
2. Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook: Left and Right
3. Ace Banzuelo: Muli
4. FELIP: Bulan
5. MNL48: No Way Man
For the rest of the MYX Hit Chart click here.
| | 1 | Yet To Come BTS | |
| | 2 | Left and Right Charlie Puth feat. Jungkook | |
| | 3 | Glimpse of Us Joji | |
| | 4 | As It Was Harry Styles | |
| | 5 | About Damn Time Lizzo | |
| | 6 | Hold My Hand Lady Gaga | |
| | 7 | First Class Jack Harlow | |
| | 8 | Late Night Talking Harry Styles | |
| | 9 | NANANA GOT7 | |
| | 10 | Blow Jackson Wang | |
| | 11 | My Universe Coldplay and BTS | |
| | 12 | All Too Well (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift | |
| | 13 | Traitor Olivia Rodrigo | |
| | 14 | Skin of My Teeth Demi Lovato | |
| | 15 | When You're Gone Shawn Mendes | |
| | 16 | Potion Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and Young Thug | |
| | 17 | Freeze Kygo | |
| | 18 | Thousand Miles The Kid Laroi | |
| | 19 | So Good Halsey | |
| | 20 | 2Step Ed Sheeran feat. Lil Baby |
BTS and FELIP continue to hit the top spots on the charts this week, and we also have new entries! Ben&Ben head into the Pinoy MYX Countdown at #20 with their track Paninindigan Kita and Ace Banzuelo breaks into the top 10 at #7 with Muli. Jack Harlow is also back in the top 5 of the MYX International Top 20 with his track First Class. Make sure to get your votes in for the week, and let’s see if these new entries continue to move up!
PINOY MYX COUNTDOWN (July 9-July 15, 2022)
2. MNL48: No Way Man
3. KD Estrada x Alexa Ilacad: Misteryo
4. BGYO: Best Time
5. Anji Salvacion: Dalampasigan
For the rest of the Pinoy MYX Chart click here.
MYX INTERNATIONAL TOP 20 (July 9-July 15, 2022)
2. Joji: Glimpse of Us
3. Harry Styles: As It Was
4. Lizzo: About Damn Time
5. Jack Harlow: First Class
For the rest of the MYX International Top 20 Chart click here.
MYX HIT CHART (July 10-July 16, 2022)
2. FELIP: Bulan
3. MNL48: No Way Man
4. KD Estrada x Alexa Ilacad: Misteryo
5. BGYO: Best Time
For the rest of the MYX Hit Chart click here.
| | 1 | Yet To Come BTS | |
| | 2 | Glimpse of Us Joji | |
| | 3 | As It Was Harry Styles | |
| | 4 | About Damn Time Lizzo | |
| | 5 | First Class Jack Harlow | |
| | 6 | Hold My Hand Lady Gaga | |
| | 7 | Blow Jackson Wang | |
| | 8 | My Universe Coldplay and BTS | |
| | 9 | All Too Well (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift | |
| | 10 | Traitor Olivia Rodrigo | |
| | 11 | When You're Gone Shawn Mendes | |
| | 12 | Thousand Miles The Kid Laroi | |
| | 13 | Freeze Kygo | |
| | 14 | Potion Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and Young Thug | |
| | 15 | So Good Halsey | |
| | 16 | Skin of My Teeth Demi Lovato | |
| | 17 | 2Step Ed Sheeran feat. Lil Baby | |
 | 18 | Cooped Up Post Malone and Roddy Rich | |
 | 19 | Light Switch Charlie Puth | |
| | 20 | NANANA GOT7 |
BTS hits their third week at #1 on the MYX International Top 20 and MYX Hits Charts. While FELIP is on his 5th week at the top of the Pinoy MYX Countdown charts. Joji made some big moves with his track Glimpse of Us this week. The track has now shot up 4 spots to the #2 spot on the MYX International Top 20. Will Joji move up even more or will BTS and FELIP remain at the top? Make sure to get your votes in for the week!
PINOY MYX COUNTDOWN (July 2-July 8, 2022)
2. MNL48: No Way Man
3. KD Estrada x Alexa Ilacad: Misteryo
4. BGYO: Best Time
5. BINI: Pit A Pat
For the rest of the Pinoy MYX Chart click here.
MYX INTERNATIONAL TOP 20 (July 2-July 8, 2022)
2. Joji: Glimpse of Us
3. Harry Styles: As It Was
4. Lady Gaga: Hold My Hand
5. Lizzo: About Damn Time
For the rest of the MYX International Top 20 Chart click here.
MYX HIT CHART (July 3-July 9, 2022)
2. FELIP: Bulan
3. MNL48: No Way Man
4. KD Estrada x Alexa Ilacad: Misteryo
5. BGYO: Best Time
For the rest of the MYX Hit Chart click here.
| | 1 | Yet To Come BTS | |
| | 2 | Glimpse of Us Joji | |
| | 3 | As It Was Harry Styles | |
| | 4 | Hold My Hand Lady Gaga | |
| | 5 | About Damn Time Lizzo | |
| | 6 | First Class Jack Harlow | |
| | 7 | Blow Jackson Wang | |
| | 8 | My Universe Coldplay and BTS | |
| | 9 | All Too Well (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift | |
| | 10 | Traitor Olivia Rodrigo | |
| | 11 | When You're Gone Shawn Mendes | |
| | 12 | Potion Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and Young Thug | |
| | 13 | Freeze Kygo | |
| | 14 | So Good Halsey | |
| | 15 | Thousand Miles The Kid Laroi | |
| | 16 | 2Step Ed Sheeran feat. Lil Baby | |
| | 17 | Skin of My Teeth Demi Lovato | |
| | 18 | Cooped Up Post Malone and Roddy Rich | |
| | 19 | Light Switch Charlie Puth | |
 | 20 | Woman Doja Cat |
BTS and FELIP remain at the top of the charts! We have a new entry from Joji at #6 with Glimpse of Us on the MYX International Top 20, while Lady Gaga makes her way to the #3 spot with Hold My Hand. The rest of the charts are steady with a few minor changes. So make sure to get your votes in for the week, and let’s see if things change on the following chart release.
PINOY MYX COUNTDOWN (June 25-July 1, 2022)
2. MNL48: No Way Man
3. KD Estrada x Alexa Ilacad: Misteryo
4. BGYO: Best Time
5. BINI: Pit A Pat
For the rest of the Pinoy MYX Chart click here.
MYX INTERNATIONAL TOP 20 (June 25-July 1, 2022)
2. Harry Styles: As It Was
3. Lady Gaga: Hold My Hand
4. Lizzo: About Damn Time
5. Harlow: First Class
For the rest of the MYX International Top 20 Chart click here.
MYX HIT CHART (June 26-July 2, 2022)
2. FELIP: Bulan
3. MNL48: No Way Man
4. KD Estrada x Alexa Ilacad: Misteryo
5. BGYO: Best Time
For the rest of the MYX Hit Chart click here.
