Ed Sheeran announced his new album "PLAY" this week, as well as its official release date. The singer announced Thursday that his highly anticipated new album will arrive Sept. 12. He also released a new song, "Old Phone," which will be included on the forthcoming album.

Ed Sheeran has announced his upcoming eighth album “Play,” arriving Sept. 12 via Gingerbread Records/Atlantic Records. The singer-songwriter commemorated the album announcement with the release of his new single “Old Phone,

I made this record all over the world, finished it in Goa, India, and had some of the most fun, explorative creative days of my life,” the singer wrote on Instagram.