Ed Sheeran has called Olivia Rodrigo “one of the brightest stars of the next generation” after joining the American singer on stage during her performance at London’s Hyde Park. Rodrigo, 22, opened the 2025 British Summer Time Hyde Park ( BST Hyde Park) series on Friday ahead of her headlining set at Glastonbury on Sunday evening.

Olivia Rodrigo welcomed Ed Sheeran to her stage for a surprise duet of "The A Team" in London on Friday night (June 27). Together the two pop hitmakers, guitars in hand, strummed and sang Sheeran's debut single for the U.

"To still be playing it to new fans with one of the brightest stars of the next generation is an honor and a privilege," Sheeran says of Friday's duet of 2011 debut single