Ed Sheeran is showing off on his new album, “ No.6 Collaborations Project,” a set of 15 songs that feature a notably wide range of fellow stars — Justin Bieber, Meek Mill, Cardi B, H.E.R., and many, many more. Rowdy American rappers, stern British grime stars, toothless pop singers, Chris Stapleton. But among centrist pop stars — the Taylors, the Katys, the Gagas and so on — no one is quite as adept amid a range of styles as Sheeran. On “South of the Border,” which features Camila Cabello and Cardi B, Sheeran dips into a little Spanish, as has become de rigueur, and leans into the tired trope that going “south of the border” is where real freedom reigns. (Sheeran is British, so maybe for this euphemism he just means the Isle of Wight.)

Source: New York Times July 17, 2019 19:18 UTC