Ed Sheeran leads Today’s Hits this week with “Eyes Closed,” the moving first single from his upcoming album -. Worked on with a team including Fred again.. and The National’s Aaron Dessner, the acoustic-guitar ballad finds the singer-songwriter processing the loss of his close friend Jamal Edwards, the SB.TV founder who passed away suddenly in February 2022. “How can it be this heavy?” sings Sheeran on the intimate yet atmospheric track. “Every song reminds me you’re gone and I feel the lump form in my throat/’Cause I’m here alone.” It’s a raw first look at -, an album that was, according to Sheeran, shaped by one of the hardest times of his life. Add Today’s Hits to your library to stay up on all the biggest songs in pop, hip-hop, R&B, and more.