The country ballad holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard chart for a 23rd nonconsecutive week, besting the record set by “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Back onstage, Sheeran acknowledged “mistakes” over the departure of supporting acts, and discussed the “horrific” attack on Israel and the “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza.
Four supporting acts dropped out of Sheeran’s tour, citing the right to free speech after the rapper Macklemore was removed over pro-Palestinian comments he had made onstage.
Jason Isbell and three others filed a lawsuit against Suno, accusing the company of training its model on their songs. The suit will test a legal strategy not based on copyright but unlawful imitation.