Ed Sheeran Reveals 2 Huge Hits That He Almost Didn't Release (1 Nearly Went to Rihanna!)

Ed Sheeran opened up about some of his songs that almost got left on the cutting room floor, and two of them wound up becoming some of his biggest hits.

The 33-year-old hitmaker shared a playlist that included six songs he wrote but considered not releasing.

In a video, he explained why they were nearly left behind. Interestingly, one of the songs wound up topping the Billboard Hot 100. However, Ed revealed that it was written for a popular girl group and then almost went to Rihanna before he decided to keep it for himself.