Music News with Ed Sheeran, Cody Simpson and Justin Timerlake

Oct 22, 2019 | 6:04 AM

TOUR ED SHEERAN’S HOMETOWN: Ed Sheeran’s hometown is offering a walking tour of the streets where his journey all began. According to the BBC, the route around Ipswich – in his home county of Suffolk, U.K. – will include the venues where he played his first gigs as a teen, including The Swan, the Steamboat Tavern, and the Halberd Inn. The tour will also include stops at Ipswich Museum, home of the Ed Sheer-ham pig sculpture; the University of Suffolk and Town Hall, where Ed was awarded his honorary doctorate; and Christchurch Park, where he played the Ipswich Music Day free festival. The tour culminates at Christchurch Mansion, which currently features an exhibit of Ed’s pre-fame life curated by his father. The Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk walking tour begins today.

CODY SIMPSON WINS ‘THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA’: Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend Cody Simpson has been crowned the winner of The Masked Singer Australia. Cody, dressed as a robot, sang Lady Gaga’s “Edge of Glory” as his final performance. He posted a clip of his unmasking on Instagram, showing the judges – who included Lindsay Lohan – looking shocked. “Secrets out. Took the crown!” he captioned it. On Friday, Cody released his new song, “Golden Thing,” which he wrote about Miley.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE COLLABORATING WITH HAIM?: Justin Timberlake has teased a collaboration with sibling trio Haim. Timberlake took to social media to reveal he was in the studio with Este, Danielle and Alana Haim. He captioned a photo: “Late nights with the squad.” Meanwhile, Justin recently revealed he has teamed up with Lizzo on a brand new song, which he says is “flames.” He said, “I was like, ‘I’m such a fan if you ever want to write,’ and she thought I was lying. And we got in and we got a couple of ideas – I don’t know when they’re gonna come out but they’re pretty good. It’s flames, it’s so good.”

YUNGBLUD’S OWN COMIC BOOK MISSPELLED HIS NAME: If you pre-ordered Yungblud’s new The Twisted Tales of the Ritalin Club graphic novel, you may notice something off about the book. The first batch of novels printed misspelled Yungblud’s name. On the spine of the book, the U.K. artist is referred to as “Yungblood,” with two O’s instead of a U. Yungblud revealed the mistake in a video posted to Twitter. “They spelt my name wrong on the f***ing comic,” he wrote, alongside multiple crying-laughing emojis. Presumably, the new batch will have his name spelled correctly. To accompany The Twisted Tales, Yungblud released a new EP titled The Underrated Youth, which is out now.