Music News

Jan 10, 2018 | 5:00 AM

ED SHEERAN NEVER LEAVES HOME WITHOUT HIS FAVORITE CONDIMENT: Ed Sheeran found the “Perfect” condiment and he never leaves home without it. Not only does Ed have a Heinz ketchup bottle tattoo, he also reportedly has his assistants carry an emergency bottle of the condiment for him wherever he goes. “Ed’s made no secret of his Heinz ketchup obsession and has run out of patience with going to places that don’t serve it while he’s touring,” a source tells U.K.’s The Sun. The insider adds, “He’s made it a duty of key members of his entourage to carry a bottle wherever he goes so he can have it with everything from his morning sausage [sandwich] to upmarket dinners.”

JASON MRAZ EXTENDS RUN IN ‘WAITRESS’: Fans will have the chance to see Jason Mraz romance Sara Bareilles on Broadway for a couple of extra weeks. Sarah announced on Twitter that Jason has extended his run in the Broadway musical Waitress through February 11th. That means that Jason will overlap with Sara for a longer stretch when she re-joins the cast of the show on January 16th. Sara, who also wrote the music for the show, will once again play the lead role of Jenna, a pregnant pie-baking waitress trapped in an unhappy marriage. Jason plays Dr. Pomatter, Jenna’s OB-GYN, who has an affair with her. On April 1st, Sara will star as Mary Magdalene in NBC’s live production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

FALL OUT BOY TEASE NEW SONG: We’ll be getting one more preview of Fall Out Boy’s forthcoming album Mania this week. The band is releasing a new song called “Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)” this Friday. Bassist Pete Wentz teased the upcoming track on Instagram with a photo of his hand holding a to-do list in front of a painting. Among the crossed-off items are “finish album” and “film ‘Wilson’ video,” while the last entry is “drop ‘Wilson’ video 1/12.” Other uncrossed items on the list include “biggest thing we’ve ever done in Chicago” and “get bath bomb for bathtub Q&A.” “Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)” will be the fourth song released from Mania, following “Young and Menace,” “Champion,” “The Last of the Real Ones” and “Hold Me Tight or Don’t.” The album, which was originally scheduled to arrive last September, finally drops on January 19th.