Ed Sheeran has enlisted Budjerah for an all-new remix of ‘2step’, which is out now on Asylum/Atlantic (LISTEN HE
Ed has teamed-up with an array of artists from across the globe for special remix versions of his latest single ‘2step’, tapping into his love of collaboration. Budjerah
Ed Sheeran’s official video for ‘2step’ feat. Lil Baby, unveiled last month and filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine at the end of last year, transitions through slick choreography as Ed, Lil Baby and their crew move across a cityscape backdrop.
Upon the video’s launch, Sheeran said, “I filmed the video for ‘2step’ in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine before the devastating acts of violence started to take place. It was my first time visiting the country and I felt so welcomed during my stay there – everyone from the production crew to the many people I met across my days off. Ukraine is a proud and resilient country and I’m grateful to have had the chance to film my video there. I stand with Ukraine and will be donating my record royalties from YouTube streams of the video to the DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal x.”
Ed Sheeran kicked-off his ‘+ – = ÷ x’ stadium tour (pronounced ‘The Mathematics Tour’) at the end of April, which will take in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Au
Budjerah introduced himself as Australia’s new homegrown R&B star with his debut single ‘Missing You’ in 2020. Possessing a spectacular voice, songwriting ingenuity and old-soul wisdom, it quickly became abundantly clear that Budjerah was the kind of figure the country had been missing. His acclaimed debut self-titled EP followed in 2021, which resulted in five nominations at the ARIA Awards, where he won the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist award. A second major accolade followed at last week’s APRA Awards, where Budjerah collected Most Performed R&B / Soul Work for the song ‘Higher’.
His rise continued with the release of his second EP ‘Conversations’ in February
Budjerah played his debut UK headline show last night at London’s Jazz Café, which he follows with three sets at The Great Escape this weekend and then a show at KOKO as special guest to Vance Joy. He will also play in Paris this month, before starting a North American tour at the end of May. Subsequent dates back home in Australia include Splendour In The Grass, Gang of Youths’ A More Perfect Union festival, and further shows with Vance Joy. Please see HERE for a full list of tour dates.
His upcoming UK dates are::
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12th – The Great Escape, Komedia Studio (Sounds Australia Presents)
13th – The Great Escape, Prince Albert (presented by the Free Trade Agency)
14th – The Great Escape, The MVT Stage (Sounds Australia Presents)
22nd – London, KOKO (special guest to Vance Joy)