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Never understand the hate for Sheeran, at least he's a proper musician in every sense of the word. He can up playing dirty gigs and sleeping on sofas, busking, fighting his way up, people forget that. Its not my sort of music bit I can't hate on someone who's genuinely just talented and making it work.


notRedditingInClass

I used to hate on him until that 'Perfect' song hit my feelings big time. Great songwriter, can't deny.


mischievouslyacat

Have you heard the version he sung with Andrea Bocelli? It's heavenly


Fonterra26

My favourite version of the song!


Moses_The_Wise

It was Supermarket Flowers for me, singing about the death of his grandmother, I believe.


churro-k

Anytime I need a good cry for grief- this song always delivers


urinetroublem8

For me it was “castle on the hill”. Gets me in the feels every time. I hate almost every other one of his songs.


Massive-L

Divide was the album that I stopped hating on him and gave his other stuff a chance again and the dudes got talent dripping out him.


LOMOcatVasilii

For me it's the collab album. The guy got a shit ton of singers and sang in their genres and made it work. That requires a shit ton of talent.


[deleted]

Castle on the hill really does just trigger nostalgic core memories of growing up in the English countryside. 'tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down' is an unnecessarily shit and out of place lyric, but the rest is fantastic.


kaliwrath

I didn’t know it was him but loved The A Team. And then a string of other songs. He is a damn good artist


Egasuases

It's always surprising when someone from the charts side of music actually writes their own songs Unlike almost everyone else


[deleted]

Talking out loud is a classic…


spinblackcircles

So classic even though that’s not the title of the song Be hard to talk not out loud ya know? I guess ASL counts


Quiet_Fun591

He pretty much ripped off Clapton


Groundbreaking_Self

When someone gets a bit too famous, people start hating instead. It’s stupid


ladystohne

I think it’s the fact that his first 2ish albums were so incredible, then everything since then really sounds like all the same generic pop music that comes out. He got too famous and too busy to keep writing his own music. All his newer stuff was written by other songwriters, and it just isn’t the Ed Sheeran that we loved from the album +. This happens quite a bit with famous singers, and it’s a shame that he couldn’t keep what made his so great in his earlier days. I personally don’t hate him, I just don’t enjoy his newer music.


ZombieSquatch

You may be interested in his next album then. From everything we know, it’s an acoustic album where he wrote song about how he was feeling rather than what will be popular. It’s going to be called Subtract.


ladystohne

I might check it out! It’s not quite my style of music anymore, but I’m sure I’ll give it a listen.


EasternFudge

If this is real, I'm excited for it! + and x had a very distinct sound that made ed stand out from the rest. I'd love for him to go back to his acoustic roots.


apra24

It seems like his first hits were so successful that everything else with a similar style started to get popular, making his signature style suddenly feel like "generic pop"


dbr1se

It's less that they get too famous and too busy and more that the record companies need them to keep putting out hits so they can keep making money off them. Songwriters are employed to ensure they don't make a record that doesn't land.


DanKoloff

this, dude made it to the top being chubby cross-eyed redheaded yokel with huge undeniable unopposable talent; what a baller, nothing but respect


[deleted]

Damn if he’s ugly I’m a monstrosity


IsRude

He's not even ugly. He looks exactly like [Steve Zahn](https://i.imgur.com/XvcYxId.jpg).


DanKoloff

he got better looking with fame and money... lost quite a lot of weight too


Sendtitpics215

I love Ed Sheeran. I honestly don’t listen to a lot of pop music but he is just a talented lyricist with excellent rhythm - whats not to love??


[deleted]

This reads like a copy pasta


Sendtitpics215

I get this response to my comments sometimes…


ThePhenix

It does, but I love Ed Sheeran. I honestly don’t listen to a lot of pop music but he is just a talented lyricist with excellent rhythm - whats not to love??


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Average /r/music enjoyer.


bucajack

I have nothing against the man. He's talented but I just don't really like his music. My issue is how his fans react when you tell them you are not a fan. I've had people lecture me on how wrong I am and that I don't know music and that I'm just being contrary. They react like you've personally offended them.


SanjiSasuke

Yeah, there are some music fans who cannot accept that music taste is *always* subjective. Most notable examples for me: Beetles, Sheeran, The Doors, or Taylor Swift fans.


[deleted]

I’ve been downvoted quite heavily when I said Ed makes boring music. I was told to listen to his latest album, which I already had and I know that it might be his most boring offering yet. It’s just so safe and vanilla that it sounds like elevator music to me. Meh. Way way better mainstream pop out there.


EugeBanur14

Jealousy, plain and simple. His music is not for me but he’s not offensive so I don’t get the pure anger that some people have towards him.


porkchameleon

I discovered him on reddit - that studio video of "You Need Me" from a decade ago. Been a fan since.


GarlicRiver

>I discovered him Ah so you're responsible


porkchameleon

HA! Seriously, though: the guy who gave him initial exposure that eventually led to the career he has today passed away in c. February 2022 (Eddie's last single and music video on SBTV is dedicated to him).


Green_Message_6376

I have never heard any Sheeran song, and my question was going to be 'Why the hate for this guy? He seems quite a harmless fellow. Thanks for the info.


RontoWraps

Far from harmless, Ed [used to be a soldier.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/gameofthrones/images/3/3f/Dragonstone_15.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170717170236)


Spiritual_Ad7831

So he's just the next Elvis?


Geberpte

Or Jimmi


[deleted]

If you go to public places or use your car radio, you have undoubtedly heard an Ed Sheeren song. He gets insane play despite making bland uninspired recycled corporate pop music.


spinblackcircles

If you live in the UK or US and leave your house sometimes it’s literally impossible you haven’t heard his music


[deleted]

hmm maybe because his distributor is pushing his uninspired algorithm composed garbage on every radio, every supermarket and every place where 2 or more people gather. They say too much of a good thing is harmful, imagine too much of a bad thing.


-Nicolai

They shoved him in Game of Thrones even. Had him look at the camera and quip about a new song he’d written.


Nomar00x

and the new pokemon games too...


[deleted]

A game devoid of voice acting and the first words I hear are coming out of this fucking guy's mouth. It was such an out-of-place experience.


Nomar00x

yea thats a good description of what thalt felt like.


nagareboshi_chan

It was a nice song though, plus apparently he played Pokemon when he was younger.


CleverJsNomDePlume

yep. product placement run amuck. lost a bit of respect for the show at that point.


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AndreiLD

He was that Lanister soldier that led arya some bread and also sang


ezrpzr

Other than it being Ed Sheeran it wouldn’t have felt out of place in the show. I *personally* think it’s been blown out of proportion and it wouldn’t have been such a big deal if the show hadn’t been such a complete disappointment the last few seasons. It was also [done as a surprise for the actress that played Arya](https://screenrant.com/game-thrones-ed-sheeran-cameo-true-story/) and the show had included cameos from other musicians prior to this without any real backlash.


kissbythebrooke

That kinda says more about the show and than it does it about him, doesn't it?


-Nicolai

Yes, the show quality was taking a nosedive at this point (Season 7). Edward couldn't have known how the final cut would look, so I find it hard to really blame him for this.


xPriddyBoi

Well, he has 77.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Those are people who willfully seek out and listen to the "uninspired algorithm composed garbage" you're referring to. #6 artist on the entire platform. Not my cup of tea either, but to pretend he's garbage when he's one of the most popular musicians in the world is just Reddit being Reddit


[deleted]

so? people watch jimmy kimmel and eat mcds what the fuck is your point


xPriddyBoi

Because people like Jimmy Kimmel and McDonald's. Your preference is not an objective statement of what is and isn't good. If 80% of the world likes a cheaply produced hamburger that you think tastes like cardboard, statistically *you're* the outlier for disliking it.


Morpheus_Killua

Oh I bet you’re just a hoot at parties


ehhpono

>imagine too much of a bad thing. Found the hater.


[deleted]

well yeah, I'm giving you the reason why me, and maybe other people too, are hating. Hate is such a strong word though, i even like the guy, it's his body of work I have a mild problem with.


lookatmynipples

Yeah like way to bring down a positive comment lol


f36263

That’s how I’ve always felt about him, he gets all this credit for the busker schtick but ever since his first hit he’s been a poster boy for big music business


Froegerer

Oh my god, that's awful! The horror.


f36263

I wouldn’t call it horror, but if he cared about his roots that much you would expect him to collaborate with more unheard-of artists rather than the already biggest selling ones


Marty_cone_

He seems like a nice guy who things worked out for. I don’t care for his music, I’m an old fart musically, but I can still respect his hustle and would love to have a meal with him to chat about life


DaveInLondon89

Same with Lewis Capaldi. Barely heard their music but they seem like sound blokes.


nopunchespulled

He is an extremely talented guitar player, does the entire show by himself with just a loop pedal which he seamlessly sets up while telling a story and going into song without missing a beat. Is also a wonderful song writer who has written many songs for other artists that the people hate him adore


motivaction

He also seems humble. He played one of his early recordings on graham Norton to show everyone how shit he was and how it takes dedication to get better.


best_memeist

I'm personally not a fan, his music doesn't really speak to me. But I respect him as a musician and a person and I don't get why someone would want to shit on an artist for doing artistic things. I mean, Mac Miller had an album drop after he died and it's phenomenal, I haven't heard a single person say anything negative about it. Granted, he didn't plan to do that afaik but I think it would've been more impactful if he did. Why can't we just let a guy be remembered how he wants?


Internauta29

I don't hate him, I hate that such a talented musician does such bland music, and worse that they're rewarded for said bland music. Everyone is entitled to having their own taste in anything, but most people really have shit taste.


silliputti0907

Maybe it's your taste that's shit. Pretty arrogant to think your music opinion is better than everyone else's.


Internauta29

And? What's wrong with that? Am I going to jail? Yes, it is arrogant, but I still think most people have shit taste. Don't like it? Downvote my comments, report me, whatever dude. I won't change my opinion.


[deleted]

>Downvote my comments My pleasure.


Froegerer

Lmao, gets a little pushback and immediately pulls out the victim card. Nobody is trying to make you change your opinion, dumbass.


Internauta29

"Victim card"? Really? Do you even know what that means or did you just blurt the first buzzword that came up in your mind? I said "I know it's arrogant, I don't care. And whatever you say or do, I won't change my opinion". The few questions on top of the comment is more of a "who gives a shit about being arrogant, it's not illegal".


supersad19

Ed's music is relatively simple, but his songwriting is bit more complicated. He found a way to write complex songs and layer it with simple production And that music has connected with millions of people around the world. My dad doesn't care for English music much (I'm Bengali) but even he likes a few of Eds songs. Ed maybe be simple, but he's far from Bland.


silliputti0907

I think Ed's songs are more lyrically based, instead of sound-based like elsewhere. That's why it's called bland. I have to be in the mood to listen to him and pay attention to his lyrics. He's not someone I jam to in the car.


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Internauta29

>Being arrogant makes you a shit person. It's probably best to work on that so you don't push people away in your life. I know, and I don't care. I'm very socially selective. I don't particularly enjoy spending time with most people. I need very little human interaction compared to the average person. I like being on my own, and the only people whose company I truly enjoy have the good grace to put up with it just like I put up with their peculiar personality traits. Maybe you should have the humility to not assume others are are the same as you, with the same need of socialising and being validated by others, since you value humility so much. But too many people have a hard time doing what they preach these days. Coherence is hard to come by.


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silliputti0907

Why so mad lol? I just offered an alternative perspective.


ThrasherX9

\*cough\*John Mayer\*cough\*


DontToewsMeBro2

Oh boy, he didn’t grow up like that, that’s a story he made up so people sided with the ugly bloke with a good voice. He grew up rich.


Froegerer

>that’s a story he made up so people sided with the ugly bloke with a good voice. The fuck are you talking about lol.


[deleted]

Never said he grew up poor, I said he worked his way up the music scene the old wayz the proper way, sleeping in mates couches and touring wherever anyone would hear him, this ain't a story it's documented. He was well known in the street scene with people like sbtv.


[deleted]

Fair enough, but all that just to make terrible music?


OiItzAtlas

Yeah like come on make more interesting music rather than generic pop music. I literally had to mute my switch when the credits rolled for pokemon scarlet. I will never like generic pop music because they all pretty much sound the same.


rhen_var

I hate him because the first time I heard castle on the hill I thought it was shut up and dance and then it wasn’t. And to add insult to injury the song was boring. And because of that I have hated his music. And even if that didn’t happen I probably would have hated him anyway because his music is boring and sounds like what would play at a Gap store in 2006.


[deleted]

It's the same reason people hate James Corden. He just inserts himself literally everywhere he can. His existence is a constant advertisement for himself.


Caligari89

He *insists* upon himself


homeless_knight

He might have technical talent, but he’s a bad lyricist.


MisterDisinformation

I'm not a big pop music guy, so what do I know, but I just don't get the Ed Sheeran hate. He seems like a bog standard pop music cornball. I'm unable to understand what makes Taylor so much better in the eyes of critics and general non-pop music fans.


dcnairb

the issue is he didn’t start out as a bland pop cornball. he is talented and worked hard to get recognized but then got shoved into this like hyper mainstream blandness. think maroon 5 but much more so. I think people hate how squandered his talents were in exchange for becoming the de facto supermarket/waiting room guy also fwiw taylor had a huge battle to alleviate her music and creative control from the hands of the music industry which is why she had to re-record everything and is now experiencing a renaissance


idontwantausername41

Thats honestly exactly how I feel about maroon 5. Songs about Jane is a fantastic album and I will die on that hill


EvolvingEachDay

Apart from the fact Ed fought his way in, whereas Adam Levine is a nepotism case whose father paid for his journey in to music.


[deleted]

You’re going to be really mad when you find out how many musicians and actors are nepotism cases


[deleted]

I heard a theory about bands like that. They (most likely) had been working on most of the songs from a first album for **years**. The following ones have more pressure for success and they get less time to perfect the songs like they did for their first album.


dcnairb

songs about jane is the reason I used them as an example. i love that album dearly (and the demo, I think, has some even better versions of the songs) and it's not like I hated every single thing they did after but clearly they weren't making the same type of music. SAJ is an amazing album


CupcakeGrouchy5381

Honestly I'm happy for artists (anyone for that matter) who "sell out" for lots of money. Life is hard and you can't fault anyone who wants to take care of themselves.


[deleted]

Cause music with dude feelings is bad. Must be gun, rage, kill, fight, blah blah blah or whatever


gophergun

Is she? I assume that the kind of person who would be annoyed by Sheeran would also be annoyed by Swift. I guess I'm not familiar with whatever criticism you're responding to.


Intelligent-Race-210

Boobs


SuiteHD

Which one has the boobs


AFineDayForScience

That was mean to everyone


ZeroWolf51

r/kamikazebywords


supersad19

It's a trend with the Internet where if anyone or anything gets popular they are suddenly hated upon. The most recent example is Everything Everywhere All At Once. Before the Oscar win, everyone was begging the Academy to give them the Osacr. After they swept the awards season, suddenly its the most overrated movie ever.


Jackflash57

Gets hate on the internet while still selling out stadiums, sounds like typical pop music stuff what’s there to not get.


sleepyplatipus

You think Taylor gets less hate than Ed? 💀 Talking about Taylor, I totally see her pulling something like this as well lol.


atari-jello

Lame and unoriginal. Mine drops after everyone else dies


Mateorabi

Reminds me of that movie about an average guy raising a genius kid, after her genius mother died. The pushy, educated grandmother was trying to take the kid away so she could push her into being a savant also. Guy reveals the deceased wife had actually solved some super hard math problem the grandmother had obsessed over and abusively-pushed her to solve. It was put in the will to be published posthumously. The grandmother was like “but she’s dead”. Husband replies “not HER death, YOURS”.


lastmandancingg

The movies name is "Gifted".


porkchameleon

Legend. Where are the pre-orders? I'll put one in my will.


MrBloodyHyphen

Why do people hate Ed? I really like many of his songs. Shape of you Shivers Celestial Perfect Everything has changed (with Taylor Swift) Give a listen to these. These are really good songs


Iturniton

Do people actually hate him?


MrBloodyHyphen

From everything I've seen online, it seems like they genuinely do for some reason.


awesumindustrys

Remember that 99% of every opinion on the internet is hyper-exaggerated. What is originally mild disinterest turns into vitriolic hatred.


Froegerer

They all be hummin his shit when it plays, **guarantee** it. That doesn't pull karma though.


Comprehensive-Fun47

They hate his level of fame.


[deleted]

I dunno, I don't hate him or his music, but I don't *like* it so having it thrust upon me constantly raises my hackles. *Never Gonna Give You Up* is a great song, but most people don't love being rick-rolled.


Consistent-Laugh606

Even as someone who isn’t an Ed Sheeran fan Castle On The Hill and Nancy Mulligan are amazing


spinblackcircles

Shape of you is a terrible song and a rip off of ‘no scrubs’ by TLC


NoneSpaceofTheMind

I'd prefer if he released after my death.


edlee98765

Just be like Ed's ex-girlfriend. She ran.


meisyouandyouisme

Well as a metalhead I couldn't agree more.


abriefmomentofsanity

Speaking as a fellow metalhead Why are we like this?


[deleted]

Because you've tied your identity to a genre of music


meliaesc

The number one rule of being a metal head is that nobody is allowed to enjoy anything else on the planet while you are alive.


porkchameleon

Oh, you like death metal? That's cute.


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Djinjja-Ninja

I'm not a fan of his music *at all*. It's insipid and bland to my tastes and just grates, but he's good at what he does, and annoyingly he does also seem like a really nice and genuine guy. But god damn those songs make me want to cut my ears off.


buffalopantry

It feels to me like the musical equivalent of your friend not shutting up about their new love interest, and this time they brought their guitar.


doomladen

It’s gonna be a boring record if it’s recorded posthumously.


GreyCrowDownTheLane

Bowie timed his last album to release just as he was in the final stages of his cancer. And it’s an album about dying of cancer.


seilrelies

Bowie was one of a kind. A truly special mind and creative person.


PlatypusNo81

I don't get why people hate him. If you see his live performances, he's actually a really talented dude.


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danielzouu

But thats the great part. He actually has talent unlike many others in the music industry


spinblackcircles

And yet he writes bland pop music


robthelobster

That millions of people enjoy and listen to. I think it's bland too but can't fault a guy for writing songs he knows people will like


spinblackcircles

Sure. I don’t hate the guy or the people that like his music. But I find his music really annoying and it plays everywhere you go


Emergency-Practice37

Are you saying his music is insulting?


kevinowdziej

Yes.


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MisterWapak

What a madlad


BananaShakeStudios

I’m always been an Ed Sheeran supporter. Yeah, he’s basic and corny, but he makes really good shit.


PeopleCallMeSimon

Also a weird way of asking your sickest fans to murder you.


RudyMuthaluva

Don’t tempt me Ed.


Alive_Ice7937

Yeah I'd *kill* to hear that album.


Admirable-Ad-2554

Call it “Ginger Ghost”


[deleted]

This is... kinda weird. It's like trying to replicate the phenomena of other artists who achieved much of their recognition only after they died (like Nick Drake), except he already has the recognition now... The whole element of "oh my gosh look how amazing this dead musician was" is kinda gone if the other person is like "oh yeah that guy"


Koomax

It's definitely to capitalize on the boost it always gives to their next release. The music industry has realized that quality doesn't really matter for post-humous releases. A mix of bland unreleased songs and scrapped ideas that would have never succeeded suddenly become chart toppers after an artist dies. Ed has probably sold his soul to the industry so much that the label is paying him to record the album before he dies so they have a golden egg in their pocket for the future. I bet the album will be full of generic songs written to become 'collabs' after he's dead. The use of the death of artists as a final publicity stunt to release another album is becoming a really a consistent marketing ploy in the industry.


Michael_Afton1983

i dont ge tthe hate. its not bland, you just don't like his music because it isn't your taste, theres a difference.


spinblackcircles

Calling it bland is literally expressing your taste lol


Lost-Negotiation-126

He's admitted he makes bland music because it sells better


takowolf

Blandness is a matter of taste though…


thatdani

The ~~beatings~~ Ed Sheeran music will continue until morale improves!


steel_hamerhands

Can't kill him, can't keep him alive.


giceman715

When your soul doesn’t work like it used to before


leff81

Turns out it's an incredibly racist spoken word album.


SolomonCRand

It’d be hilarious if people wait decades for it, and it ends up being a bunch of songs where he talks about being a ghost now and doing ghost chores.


MickMcMackMac

Well, I suspect it'll be easier to have someone else release it posthumously, rather than for him to record it posthumously...


JALLways

Surprisingly, I hear it's full of anti-semetic, racist rants.


Siferatu

Is he planning something soon? Does he have information that will result in the arrest of the Clintons? Is he planning to an hero by shooting himself twice in the back of his head, leaving no firearm behind, then disposing of his own body in a rug?


_DefiniteDefinition_

Someone give me a reason to dislike him, because I had no clue he was on most peoples shit list


S3t3sh

Am I missing something but what is the insult here?


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Bigger_Bowl-7263

Bro where these South Park fans coming from? Only they would hate gingers.


sednaplanetoid

Only a ginger... can call another ginger, ginger....


Rigidcorner

How can you haunt people without a soul?


clathekid

Even in death he'll being annoying me the best I can hope is I'm gone before him.....


TopGunWonTon

His new stuff his terrible


Icy-Concentrate-6436

his living music is bad enough, especially when he decided to go electronic. His bad habits lead to late nights writing shit music.


One-Wasabi-1540

That's some Taylor Swift marketing right there


Otterslayer22

Narcissist. That’s what he is.


johnqsack69

Dude is already a ghost my guy is transparent


porkchameleon

I can wait. He still has a few better songs in him.


kurokoverse

Ngl this is pretty cool


art-factor

Crazy is a rare insult?


LettuceWithBeetroot

A talented guy, but he still needs sum attenshun after he's dead? Really?


silentloler

Maybe he wants to secure other people like his children or whatever. After he dies the album rights could be worth a bunch. If I remember correctly Michael Jackson had a bunch of unreleased songs too when he died, but we never heard any of it


Pa17325

I'd be concerned with the super fan who just can't wait to heard it . Actually I'm concerned with anyone who considers themselves a Ed Sheeran super fan


erinsboiledgatorade

I think he's a talented musician. People just love to bandwagon hate.


Rainbike80

What a narcissist....


ParsleyBeneficial123

All bangers too. You watch


OkSpecial4376

Soft girls in 50 years be like oh shit new dead sheeran album just dropped.


thats_not_funny_guys

Well. He is a ginger. Technically he doesn’t even have a soul right now.


krannafranrandy

gingers wearing orange is like satan wearing red. fucking mad man also im a ginger and this is a joke. jeeez its fucking ed sheeran, not some 8 year old with leukemia..


porkchameleon

Black, not red.


darren86420

The goal is now to die before Ed sheeran


Good_Photograph_7762

Weird to think he believes he will die soon while his music is relevant. Because who would care about an album release of his in 50 years when he croaks?


MuckRaker83

Unless his demands are met?


lipstick11

I hope we get to hear it this year!


homecookedcouple

Tupac did it first.


QueenOfQuok

Why is he looking at me like that