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Ed Sheeran has launched a cross-cultural remix of his summer time hit “Sapphire” that includes Indian singer Arijit Singh. The brand new model blends English, Hindi and Punjabi-language vocals, with each artists switching between languages all through the monitor.

The collaboration stems from Sheeran’s journey to India together with his father to work with Singh in his hometown of Jiaganj Azimganj. The British singer-songwriter described the expertise as feeling “like a pilgrimage of music,” highlighting their studio work, sitar classes, and late-night motorbike rides.

The unique “Sapphire” made historical past as the primary English-language music to prime Spotify India since 2021. Its music video, that includes cameos from Singh and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, has amassed over 130 million YouTube views and 1.5 billion TikTok views.

Each variations function South Asian percussion and have been produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh, Johnny McDaid, and Savan Kotecha. Sheeran’s upcoming album “Play” is ready for a Sept. 12 launch.

COMIC CAPERS

Harvey Award-winning writer Matt Kindt will write a brand new three-issue comedian collection increasing John le Carré‘s spy universe for Darkish Horse Comics. “John le Carré: The Circus – Dropping Management,” illustrated by Eisner Award-nominated artist Ibrahim Moustafa, is ready within the modern-day and follows the world established in “The Spy Who Got here in from the Chilly” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

The collection facilities on Maggie, an assistant inside Britain’s intelligence company The Circus, who discovers that Management – the company’s omnipotent chief – has mysteriously vanished. With a mole’s identification blown in Moscow, Maggie should navigate harmful secrets and techniques whereas holding Management’s disappearance hidden.

Le Carré’s novels have been tailored quite a few occasions for movie and tv, together with BBC collection “The Evening Supervisor” and “The Little Drummer Woman,” alongside basic movies starring Alec Guinness and Gary Oldman.

“Getting requested to contribute a chunk to John le Carré’s world of Smiley has been one of many biggest honors and tasks of my life,” Kindt mentioned. The primary challenge launches Nov. 19.