Ed Sheeran arrived in New York City on Wednesday and used an Instagram post to clarify recent comments about moving to the United States, saying he and his family will be relocating to the continent while he tours rather than permanently leaving Britain.
The 34-year-old singer, who was photographed arriving at Paramount and CBS offices in a black hoodie, joggers and colourful trainers, wrote that press coverage had created a misleading narrative about his plans. "Way easier to clear up stuff on here so here's me setting record straight, coz there's deffo a narrative press are trying to push that people wanna move out of UK for some reason," he said. "I'm not moving, I'm going on tour with my family and relocating to the continent I'm touring on, don't wanna commute from London to San Diego obvz."
Sheeran also addressed suggestions the move was motivated by tax reasons, writing: "Also this isn't a tax thing, it's USA not UAE. Il always pay tax in uk coz that's where I live." He urged fans to listen to his new release, adding, "Play out Friday go listen to it x."
The clarification follows comments the singer made on the 2 Johnnies podcast earlier this year in which he said, "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." He did not specify a location in the United States in that interview.
Sheeran, known for hits such as "Galway Girl," has bought property in the United States, including a reported £9 million home in New York, and his overall property portfolio has been estimated at about £70 million. Still, he spends most of his time at his Sheeranville estate in Suffolk with his wife, Cherry Seaborn, and their daughters Lyra, five, and Jupiter, three.
The singer has previously said that a move to the United States could align with a musical shift toward country music. "When you transition to country, you can’t transition back," he told interviewers, and he has identified Nashville as a favourite U.S. city and an "end goal" for a potential move and musical transition.
Sheeran has also spoken publicly about his cultural roots. On The Louis Theroux Podcast, he described his upbringing as shaped by his father's Irish background, saying he "class[es] my culture as Irish" and that Ireland felt like a "second home" musically. He credited traditional Irish music with influencing his earliest musical experiences and said he was proud of those roots while acknowledging he was born and raised in Britain.
As he continues promotional appearances in New York this week, Sheeran's statements underscore a common pattern among global artists who base their families near touring routes for practical reasons while maintaining tax and residential ties to their home countries. He has not announced a permanent change of residence.