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.

Ed Sheeran has announced his upcoming eighth album “Play,” arriving Sept. 12 via Gingerbread Records/Atlantic Records.

He says his new album released in September will be called Play. It will be the first in a new series of records from Ed Sheeran, he says. In an interview with US late night host Jimmy Fallon, the singer-songwriter said he has an idea to follow up Play with four more albums along the same title theme.