On 26 January , Sheeran announced tour dates for the album '' ÷ '' in Europe , South America and North America from 17 March until 14 June 2017 . Sheeran played to over 950,000 people in Australia and New Zealand in March and April 2018 , making it the biggest concert tour in Australasian music history , overtaking the previous record set by Dire Straits in 1986 . On 17 February 2017 , Sheeran released " How Would You Feel ( Paean ) " . Though not an official single , the song peaked at number two in the UK . By 11 March 2017 Sheeran had accumulated ten top 10 singles from '' ÷ '' on the UK Singles Chart , breaking Scottish DJ Calvin Harris 's record of nine top 10 singles from one album . At the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards Sheeran was named Artist of the Year . The fourth single from '' ÷ '' , " Perfect " , reached number one in the UK and Australia , and a stripped down acoustic version of the song titled " Perfect Duet " , a collaboration with Beyoncé , reached number one in the US and the UK , becoming the year 's UK Christmas number one . On 7 November , Taylor Swift revealed that Sheeran collaborated on the song " End Game " for her sixth studio album '' Reputation '' . The song , which also features rapper Future , was released on 10 November
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
Ed Sheeran