{"id":239652,"date":"2026-01-15T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239652\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:04:08","slug":"ed-sheeran-dave-grohl-john-mayer-team-up-for-drive-on-kimmel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239652\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran, Dave Grohl, John Mayer Team Up for &#8216;Drive&#8217; on &#8216;Kimmel&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/ed-sheeran\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ed-sheeran\" data-tag=\"ed-sheeran\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Sheeran<\/a> brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ed-sheeran-dave-grohl-john-mayer-collaboration-f1-1235340955\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDrive\u201d<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/jimmy-kimmel-live\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jimmy-kimmel-live\" data-tag=\"jimmy-kimmel-live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a> with a little help from his friends. The singer was joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/dave-grohl\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dave-grohl\" data-tag=\"dave-grohl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Grohl<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/john-mayer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_john-mayer\" data-tag=\"john-mayer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Mayer<\/a>, Blake Slatkin, Rami Jaffee, and Pino Palladino for a rousing performance of the track, written for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/brad-pitt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_brad-pitt\" data-tag=\"brad-pitt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Pitt<\/a> film F1. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe all-star group showcased the rock track with clips from the movie playing behind them on dual screens. Mayer accompanied Sheeran on guitar while Grohl took on the drums. Two back-up singers also joined for the harmonies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cDrive\u201d appeared on F1 the Album, which arrived alongside the film\u2019s release in June. It featured feature 17 tracks, including contributions from Sheeran, Doja Cat, Burna Boy, Raye, Tate McRae, Don Toliver, Madison Beer, Ros\u00e9, Ti\u00ebsto, and Chris Stapleton. Sheeran teased his track ahead of the release, noting that he had \u201ca lot of fun making\u201d the song alongside Grohl and Mayer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSheeran\u2019s most recent studio album, Play, arrived in September. \u00a0The LP was recorded in all the different locations the singer-songwriter visited and completed in Goa, India.\u00a0\u201cPlay\u00a0was an album that was made as a direct response to the darkest period of my life,\u201d Sheeran shared in a statement. \u201cComing out of all of that I just wanted to create joy and technicolour, and explore cultures in the countries I was touring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPlay\u00a0marked the first installment in a new series of albums from Sheeran. It will be followed by\u00a0Rewind, Fast-Forward,\u00a0and\u00a0Stop, continuing the tradition he started with\u00a0Plus, Multiply, Divide, Subtract,\u00a0and\u00a0Equals. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn November, the singer debuted a Netflix special,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ed-sheeran-one-shot-adolescence-director-netflix-1235441421\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Shot With Ed Sheeran<\/a>, shot with Adolescence\u00a0director Philip Barantini. The short film shows the singer walking through New York City in real time, playing his songs on subway cars and various spots around the city, and leaving a trail of stunned fans in his wake.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran brought \u201cDrive\u201d to Jimmy Kimmel Live with a little help from his friends. 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