{"id":67622,"date":"2023-09-22T07:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=67622"},"modified":"2023-09-22T07:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:19:12","slug":"ed-sheeran-taught-me-how-to-survive-as-a-young-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/entertainment\/ed-sheeran-taught-me-how-to-survive-as-a-young-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"'Ed Sheeran taught me how to survive as a young singer'"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite being a global superstar, Ed Sheeran is still a down to earth guy, as rising pop star Dylan can attest to.<\/p>\n
The musical phenomenon behind hits like No Romeo and You\u2019re Not Harry Styles has been named as an opening act for Ed\u2019s Las Vegas shows.<\/p>\n
Dylan is gearing up for her own tour Rebel Child \u2013 named after her brand new single \u2013 and couldn\u2019t speak more highly of her fellow Brit.<\/p>\n
The duo have worked together before with Dylan, real name Natasha Woods, supporting the Lego house singer on his +\u2013=\u00f7\u00d7 Tour last year.<\/p>\n
She sat down with Metro.co.uk<\/strong> to talk all things fame, Ed Sheeran, and dad rock ahead of her new single and even more touring.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s a legend. He has been so helpful to me as I\u2019ve got to know him better, especially on the American tour this year,\u2019 she enthused about the 32-year-old.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dylan is one of the many female pop artists gathering incredible support through social media and rising through the charts.<\/p>\n She is signed to Island Records, the label behind the likes of Ariana Grande, Kim Petras, and Hozier, and teased that her first studio album is on the way.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old continued: \u2018Ed\u2019s been so good with helping me navigate what it means to be an artist. [Things like] how to deal with the internet and how to deal with being young in the industry, but having to be an adult and know which way you\u2019re going.<\/p>\n \u2018Before most of the shows, he sat me down and just went \u201cRight so what\u2019s on your mind?\u201d \u2013 he\u2019s a really, really good guy.\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She shared a nugget of that wisdom from the Bad Habits singer and said: \u2018[Social media] is all about knowing that if they don\u2019t like you and they\u2019ve never met you \u2013 that probably means that you don\u2019t really want them to be a part of your world. <\/p>\n \u2018Don\u2019t get me wrong, I still struggle with it because people can be so mean without cause. But equally, it\u2019s one comment out of nine people going, \u201cOh, I love this song\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n Dylan added: \u2018We\u2019re all humans. We\u2019re all doing our best and sitting in our bedroom writing these silly little songs that sometimes we play in front of thousands of people.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s a little bit strange but you have to learn to cope with it. At the same time, it means that you get to do shows and do what you love.\u2019<\/p>\n Eager to work with Ed again, when she heard his tour was back in action, the Liar Liar singer realised she was in the US at the same time and sent him a cheeky message.<\/p>\n Ed\u2019s initial Vegas shows had to be cancelled after health and safety concerns were raised, which Dylan said was \u2018a horrible time\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018I sent him a little message, just letting him know: \u201cIf you need someone as a support act!\u201d\u2018 she laughed.<\/p>\n Of course, the \u2018most wonderful person that he is\u2019, Ed immediately said yes.<\/p>\n Dylan has been incredibly busy over the past year, playing show after show and recording brand new music with only five days off in total.<\/p>\n However, the work has paid off already as she revealed Niall Horan said he liked her cover of Kiwi by former bandmate Harry Styles \u2013 plus her song about the 1D heartthrob.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Self confessed workaholic Dylan cites \u2018dad rock\u2019 for getting her into music but Taylor Swift\u2019s lyricism for inspiring her to write her \u2018honest\u2019 feelings down into songs.<\/p>\n Her dream collaboration would be with The Black Keys, she joked: \u2018Do you know how much I want to be in that band? I think that would be epic.\u2019<\/p>\n Regardless of if a collaboration manifests, Dylan has found her sound and her \u2018home\u2019 within the industry \u2013 with a little thanks to Ed Sheeran.<\/p>\n She shared: \u2018I\u2019m so happy now, I\u2019m completely confident in where I want my music to go.\u2019<\/p>\n Dylan\u2019s new single Rebel Child is out now on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major music streaming services.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n