Ed Sheeran, a longtime proponent of music education, has announced the launch of The Ed Sheeran Foundation in support of children’s access to instruments, studio time, and instructors to properly help young artists navigate the music industry.

On Thursday, the British hitmaker announced the launch of the Ed Sheeran Foundation, which aims to help educate children about music. The Shape of You hitmaker continued, "There's a misconception that it's' not a real job'- when the music industry accounts for 216,

The singer paid a visit to Sound Progression in Splott, Cardiff to mark the launch of the Foundation | ITV News Wales

Ed Sheeran is launching a foundation bearing his name to support music education in the United Kingdom. The “Ed Sheeran Foundation” will focus on offering inclusive music education and will support 18 music education organizations and music departments in public schools across the country.

The singer said in a video that he launched the fund after hearing about the poor state of music education in England from one of his former teachers.