Ed Sheeran to move to US amid cultural rift

Ed Sheeran revealed he was leaving the UK to start a new life in America with his family.

Sheeran’s decision came just months after he caused a stir by saying he identified “culturally as Irish” despite being born in England. 

Ed explained that his father was from Belfast and that his childhood was filled with Irish music.

On the 2 Johnnies podcast he admitted that he could no longer jump back and forth while on tour, so the only option was to move across the Atlantic. “I’m just about to move to America. I feel like I might be the only person moving to America. I’m going on tour there for a while and I have a family so I can’t dip in and out. We’re going and settling there,” said Sheeran.

The Perfect hit-maker already owns a £9 million New York pad, part of his massive £70 million property empire but mostly lived at his Suffolk estate known as Sheeranville with wife Cherry Seaborn and their daughters.

He did not reveal the exact city he would call home but he previously spoken about Nashville being his dream destination. 

“When you transition to country, you can’t transition back,” he said earlier this year. 

“Nashville is my favorite city in the States and it’s always been my end goal to move to Nashville and transition to country."

However, his fans were not impressed with his decision, accusing him of pretending and questioning his cultural claims