Overview
- Daily Mail first reported that Ed Sheeran was "put out" after Taylor Swift announced The Life of a Showgirl to arrive three weeks after his album Play.
- Sheeran’s Play was released on September 12 and initially hit No. 1, then fell from the Top 10 once Swift’s October 3 release took over the charts, according to multiple outlets.
- Mirror, Page Six, Cosmopolitan, Geo News, and others echoed the Daily Mail’s insider account, with Geo News later citing Radar Online for similar claims.
- Coverage notes Swift’s release‑timing tactics and use of variants in past rollouts, framing the current tension as industry competition rather than a confirmed personal feud.
- Recent public comments cited in reports include Swift saying Sheeran learned of her engagement via Instagram because he doesn’t use a phone, which Sheeran acknowledged in a TikTok comment.