Ed Sheeran announces he's taking a break from social media

The British singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, announced to his 5.5 million Instagram followers that he will be taking a break from social media.

Over the weekend, Sheeran posted a text image on Instagram, stating he will take a break from his phone and wants to see the world through his eyes and not a screen.

Sheeran shared that same image on Facebook and a link on Twitter.

The singer has 13.8 million followers on Facebook and 16.1 Twitter followers.

"See you next autumn," Sheeran wrote.

He said his third album is on its way.