No. 6 Collaborations Project
by Ed Sheeran
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Jul 12, 2019
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4.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 246 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 54 out of 246
  3. Negative: 100 out of 246
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  1. Jerbinrg
    Jun 8, 2023
    10
    A good collaboration album with deep focus with featured artists as well as with his new try in music.
  2. Xiaomingwu
    Mar 30, 2023
    0
    such a bad piece of work, of course it will get streams it’s all about collabs, it’s just bad.
  3. Leoxtreme
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    Eu amo esse álbum. O Ed conseguiu mostrar parte da sua versatilidade nele. Incrível demais
  4. timetraveler136
    Oct 30, 2021
    2
    I don't remember anything about this album, that's how bad it is, although I know this was done for fun, it still sucks. There's a few songs like the track with H.E.R. and the one with Eminem and 50cent, maybe even the one with Bruno Mars, that are catchy, but overall? full of skips, everything else feels really bland.
    Not gonna compared this album with any of the main three (+, x,    I don't remember anything about this album, that's how bad it is, although I know this was done for fun, it still sucks. There's a few songs like the track with H.E.R. and the one with Eminem and 50cent, maybe even the one with Bruno Mars, that are catchy, but overall? full of skips, everything else feels really bland.
    Not gonna compared this album with any of the main three (+, x, Divide) because it's not a follow up, it's a side project. But if you compare it with No. 5 Collaborations Project, which is its predecessor, it falls short in all senses.
    Good thing this was album was not meant to be serious.    … Expand
  5. Lily_K
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    A great experimental album! Beautiful People, Remember The Name and Take Me Back to London are my favorites.
  6. AlistairTun
    Nov 1, 2020
    6
    Ed is so talented, but this album isn't good as his previous works, some collaborations aren't good. It's a forgettable album.
  7. poptartlet
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    A great side project while Ed Sheeran is recording his next studio album of lo-fi acoustic type songs, and deserved to receive a grammy nomination for best pop album. Plenty of catchy tunes with all the featured artists, along with a few deep cuts.
  8. Comingtotank
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    A bop swiffer sweefers, fadga stans and pop gays can only wish to have this success
  9. ananyakaul
    Aug 1, 2020
    0
    I was expecting better from Ed Sheeran. But this album is a mess. A downright mess.
  10. DiegoOchoa
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Ed Sheeran did makes an amazing album, because there are amazing songs and collaborations, i love it.
  11. Felipe_Kohn
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Ed Sheeran builds an empty album again. He sounds emotionless and afraid of being trespassed in the music industry. The artists that participate on the album just want to be supported based by the posterior Ed's success. They need to know that is him who needs help.
  12. andyn823
    Jun 6, 2020
    4
    Some of the songs on this album lacked so much substance. This album is messy and mediocre. It has nothing new and nothing outstanding. It's not the worst album that I've ever listened but it is definitely not a good album at all. I do enjoy "Beautiful People" (because it's catchy, have beautiful melody and I like the message behind this song. It means that we don't have to try so hard toSome of the songs on this album lacked so much substance. This album is messy and mediocre. It has nothing new and nothing outstanding. It's not the worst album that I've ever listened but it is definitely not a good album at all. I do enjoy "Beautiful People" (because it's catchy, have beautiful melody and I like the message behind this song. It means that we don't have to try so hard to be one of the "beautiful people, we just need to be ourselves), "South of the Border" (because it's catchy, fresh, fun and it gives me summer vibes), and "Antisocial" (because it's catchy and it's different from other songs on the album). The remaining tracklist is either mediocre or very bad. I give this a 4.… Expand
  13. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 7, 2020
    2
    No. 6 Collaborations Project by Ed Sheeran: 1.74

    Beautiful People: 0.75 South of the Border: 0.25 Cross Me: 0.5 Take Me Back to London: 0 Best Part of Me: 0.75 I Don’t Care: 0.5 Antisocial: 0.25 Remember the Name: 0.75 Feels: 0.25 Put It All on Me: 0 Nothing On You: 0.5 I Don’t Want Your Money: 0.25 1000 Nights: 0.25 Way To Break My Heart: 0.25 BLOW: 1 :) 6.25/15 ~    No. 6 Collaborations Project by Ed Sheeran: 1.74

    Beautiful People: 0.75
    South of the Border: 0.25
    Cross Me: 0.5
    Take Me Back to London: 0
    Best Part of Me: 0.75
    I Don’t Care: 0.5
    Antisocial: 0.25
    Remember the Name: 0.75
    Feels: 0.25
    Put It All on Me: 0
    Nothing On You: 0.5
    I Don’t Want Your Money: 0.25
    1000 Nights: 0.25
    Way To Break My Heart: 0.25
    BLOW: 1 :)

    6.25/15 ~ .417 -> 1.74

    I am so disappointed in Ed Sheeran. His “No.6 Collabortations Project” is the second worst album I have reviewed. This is because all his creativity is gone. He relies on the collaboration part itself to save an album that didn’t need saving in the first place. If he had done this album in the Ed Sheeran way, this would have been really cool. Instead, he thinks sharing this album with “bigger names” will make more people listen to this album. As a result, the lyrics quality took a steep downhill along with its musical creativity, replacing it with the same drum track and too much autotune. The Project forsakes everything I liked about Ed Sheeran, so at this point what does the album have going for it? Nothing. This album blends in perfectly with all the other music coming out today. While Sheeran’s other work is made up of masterpieces, No.6 Collaborations Project is woefully un-special. Highlight: BLOW.    … Expand
  14. ZRepresentative
    Mar 17, 2020
    5
    The album just feels empty and seems like an excuse for a ton of featurings. Most of the lyrics sound somewhat cheesy and repetitive and lacks creativity and finesse. Ed Sheeran's rap parts were not that pleasant to listen to, and the beats were all generic as well. The saving graces have to be Antisocial, Best Part Of Me and I Don't Care.
  15. TheSkrillero
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Artístico.

    Todas sus colaboradores son muy buenas, se reinventó y nos dió una Biblia.
  16. cipriano
    Feb 7, 2020
    0
    That's a horrible project, Ed Sheeran chose the worst sounds to take that step. It's a totally bad thing of sound, and its totally commercial and massive production seems a combination of the discards of his last albums and nothing works well within it. Some such good songs aren't enough to invent the new one and i expected from Ed Sheeran. Sounds like songs you'd listen to on a Friday in a bar.
  17. Miguel1300
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    He’s just trying to appeal to a wider audience with this and it’s horrible. He only cares about commercial success at all costs.
  18. musicult
    Nov 10, 2019
    4
    This is one of those albums that you just know how the next song is going to sound like.
  19. dark-phoenix
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Ed Sheeran has never been good, but wow, could he at least pretend he's not going for the most generic type of songs ever? I mean, even the title of this "album" reads as something manufactured out of a laboratory. This is a colection of nothingness, there's literally nothing vaguelly interesting about any of these songs, they're just generic, bland, pieces of nothingness. Gotta love whenEd Sheeran has never been good, but wow, could he at least pretend he's not going for the most generic type of songs ever? I mean, even the title of this "album" reads as something manufactured out of a laboratory. This is a colection of nothingness, there's literally nothing vaguelly interesting about any of these songs, they're just generic, bland, pieces of nothingness. Gotta love when these "relatable" singer-songrwriters with an acoustic guitar exposes themselves as the desperate for quick empty hits trash without any artistry whatsoever that they really are.… Expand
  20. AngieB019
    Oct 11, 2019
    10
    Todas las colaboraciones son buenas, un álbum que varía en generos, excelente
  21. SebastianGutVel
    Sep 14, 2019
    7
    Horror, este es su album más pasable y tiene esa crítica
    Ese amarillo se lo merece mierDivide y sus otros abortos
  22. Mauve
    Sep 11, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone that likes Camila, H.E.R., Khalid, & Ella Mai, I was expecting to like multiple songs off this album. Since I’ve been disappointed by past horrendously overplayed Ed singles like Shape Of You, Perfect, and Thinking Out Loud, I was expecting to hate the other tracks with a passion. The album is still a mixed bag, but not for the reasons I expected. Here’s how I felt about each track:
    Beautiful People ft. Khalid 4.5
    South Of The Border ft. Camila Cabello & Cardi B 4
    Cross Me ft. Chance The Rapper & PnB Rock 5
    Take Me Back To London ft. Stormzy 5
    Best Part Of Me ft. YEBBA 3.5
    I Don’t Care ft. Justin Bieber 2.5
    Antisocial ft. Travis Scott 7
    Remember The Name ft. Eminem & 50 Cent 4.5
    Feels ft. Young Thug & J Hus 4
    Put It All on Me ft. Ella Mai 4
    Nothing On You ft. Paulo Londra & Dave 4
    I Don’t Want Your Money ft. H.E.R. 4.5
    1000 Nights ft. Meek Mill & A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 5
    Way To Break My Heart ft. Skrillex 4.5
    BLOW ft. Chris Stapleton & Bruno Mars 3.5

    Ed Sheeran’s regular lack of emotion in (or distinctly unique timbre or style of) his voice on most tracks (with some exceptions) gets regularly overshadowed by more charismatic features (Camila, Ella, Stormzy, etc.). There’s nothing wrong with his vocal abilities; they’re a bit above average. However, he doesn’t use it to its potential. These tracks all fail to really land/ hit hard. Even on the more up-tempo tracks, the minimal, lackluster production leaves much to be desired that never comes (maybe with the exception of Antisocial... and BLOW, which sounds full but cheap).

    4.0/10    … Expand
  23. Mrxyz
    Sep 3, 2019
    0
    I didn’t like anything from this album. This album doesn’t have a personal it’s just a random boring songs all collected in one album. Sorry but it’s so bad. Ed disappointed me this time.
  24. jasminn
    Aug 31, 2019
    0
    I found this album boring and generic, the lead single has terrible lyrics and it’s so obvious that he’s desperate for a hit. I miss the + era when he actually made listenable music
  25. ILOVEIRENE
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    They seem to put it together in a rush , but i think most of the songs are still all right , i think it deserver higher score than it is now
  26. UrsulaScott
    Aug 25, 2019
    0
    Extremely disappointing. Ed Sheeran has lost his essence. The elements that made his music especial are missing in the album. The lyrics have no significant meaning whatsoever, making every track sound like a wannabe empty hit song.
  27. deefr
    Aug 25, 2019
    2
    The biggest disapointement in 2019's music. "No. 6 Collaborations Project" had everything to be one of the greatest albums of the year, but it turns out to be one of the worsts!
    "Take Me Back To London", "Best Part Of Me", "Antisocial", "Remember The Name", "Feels", "Put It All On Me", "Nothing On You", "I Don't Want Your Money", "1000 Nights" and "Way To Break My Heart" are so bad and    The biggest disapointement in 2019's music. "No. 6 Collaborations Project" had everything to be one of the greatest albums of the year, but it turns out to be one of the worsts!
    "Take Me Back To London", "Best Part Of Me", "Antisocial", "Remember The Name", "Feels", "Put It All On Me", "Nothing On You", "I Don't Want Your Money", "1000 Nights" and "Way To Break My Heart" are so bad and unecessary songs.
    "I Don't Care" and "Beautiful People" are super boring songs
    "Blow" is a good song indeed
    "Cross Me" is by far the best song of the album, and to be honest, i really love. But the full album it's a waste of time!! I miss ed sheeran's "X", one of the greatest album i heard.
    "I Don't Care" and "Beautiful People" are super boring songs
    "Blow" is a good song
    "Cross Me" is by far the best song of the album, and to be honest, i love it. But the full album it's a waste of time!! I miss ed sheeran "X", one of the greatest albums in my opinnion.    … Expand
  28. Shaymooose
    Aug 17, 2019
    2
    Higher grade DJ Khaled album.

    Best Tracks: Beautiful People, Antisocial, Take Me Back to London
    Worst Tracks: The remaining tracklist.
  29. MarshallCavalli
    Aug 15, 2019
    1
    The project is a massive step backward for Ed. Most of these songs aren't memorable or good. This feels like an album that used the outtakes of Divide and X as well as style emulations that don't quite work. Overall, just don't listen. It's not worth it.
  30. Stefffo
    Aug 15, 2019
    7
    I love the idea of the album and its mixed with all sorts of gernes! Not a hugh fan of ed self but he suprised me and he did a great job.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 22, 2019
    60
    A cynic would call this hotchpotch of genres and guests a laser-guided exercise in streaming monopoly, a credibility-by-osmosis playlist primed for summer dominance. And that person would be 100% correct.
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  2. HipHopDX
    Jul 19, 2019
    50
    While there are plenty of people who are able to seamlessly blend their preferred musical genre with Hip Hop (Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker, Billy Ray Cyrus), Ed Sheeran isn’t one of them. And because he spent the whole album trying too hard, it falls flat, overall.
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  3. Consequence
    Jul 19, 2019
    25
    On this record, he’s taking a stab at, well, every genre. It doesn’t pay off, though, because this effort results in a sense of emptiness, an abyss of authenticity or real feeling. And that’s the problem: Despite writing “emotional” ballads for a huge part of his career, none of us really have any idea who Ed Sheeran is.
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