Ed Sheeran Confirms Taylor Swift Collaboration

    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01:  Ed Sheeran poses with Taylor Swift backstage before his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden Arena on November 1, 2013 in New York City.  (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for Atlantic Records)
    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: Ed Sheeran poses with Taylor Swift backstage before his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden Arena on November 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for Atlantic Records)

    Ed Sheeran revealed Tuesday he is releasing a duet with Taylor Swift on Friday.

    The singer ended fans’ rampant speculation about a collaboration by announcing the song on the BRIT Awards red carpet.

    Sheeran and Swift recorded a new version of “The Joker and the Queen” from Sheeran’s album = (Equals). It was written by Sheeran with Johnny McDaid, Fred Gibson and Sam Roman.

    Sheeran performed the original solo version of "The Joker and the Queen" during the BRIT Awards show.

    It’s not the first time the two pop superstars have combined their voices. Sheeran appears on “Everything Has Changed” on her 2012 album Red and, with Future, on “End Game” on 2017’s Reputation as well as the Red (Taylor’s Version) track “Run.”