Ed Sheeran announces No.6 Collaboration Project

Ed Sheeran is back with his No. 6 Collaboration Project, encompassing 14 different songs featuring different artists on each track.

The next single for the project, 'Cross Me' featuring Chance The Rapper and PNB Rock is out on Friday May 24.

This track follows his collaboration with Justin Bieber, 'I Don't Care, which shot straight to the top of the singles charts in Ireland and elsewhere.

“Before I was signed in 2011, I made an EP called No.5 Collaborations Project. Since then, I’ve always wanted to do another, so I started No.6 on my laptop when I was on tour last year," Ed Sheeran says. "I’m a huge fan of all the artists I’ve collaborated with and it’s been a lot of fun to make. No.6 Collaborations Project will be out everywhere on 12 July. It’s available to pre-order from midnight tonight local time and my song with Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock will be out everywhere at the same time."

The track list has been released but the names of the other featured artists have been mysteriously blacked out.

The collaboration project is set to hit the shelves on July 12 and - if it's like anything else Ed Sheeran gets his fingers on - it's sure to be an instant, international hit.

Watch Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's goofy green screen video here: