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Ed Sheeran

Happy birthdayEd Sheeran!

The pop star turned 30 on Thursday and shared an adorablethrowback poston Instagram as he teased an upcoming new album.

“Thank you for all your wonderful messages, I feel very loved,” he began. “Currently dressed the same as I was on my 3rd birthday, about to chow down on Colin the pirate caterpillar, poor bloke.”

In the cute snapshot, Sheeran wore a pirate costume — complete with a plastic sword. Fellow starJohn Mayerwas among those to like the post.

“I’ll be back online with the 4th installment in the series later this year, until then xx,” Sheeran concluded his caption.

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Previously, the 4-time Grammy-winner dropped his albumsPlus(+) in 2011,Multiply(x) in 2014 andDivide(÷) in 2017. With arithmetic operations as a theme for his album titles, some speculate his next release may be named “Subtract” or “Minus.” Sheeran releasedNo.6 Collaborations Projectin July 2019.

On Christmas Eve 2019, the star announced on Instagram that he was taking a hiatus from making music.

“Gonna go on another break again,” hewrote. “TheDivideera and tour changed my life in so many ways, but now it’s all over it’s time to go out and see some more of the world.”

Then in August, Sheeran and his wifewelcomed their first childtogether — a daughter namedLyra AntarcticaSeaborn Sheeran.

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source: people.com