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Ellie Goulding Says Forthcoming Sixth Album Evolved Into a Divorce Record

Now pregnant with her second child, the singer says the new songs trace her split from Caspar Jopling into the thrill of a new relationship.

Overview

  • In a new NYLON cover interview, Goulding says she "didn't know it was going to be a divorce album" but that is where the material led.
  • She outlines an emotional arc in the tracklist from "dark and angry" to feeling "excited" about dating actor Beau Minniear.
  • Goulding, who co-parents son Arthur with Jopling, says her ex "loves the songs," while noting he has not heard every track.
  • Expecting her second child, she says pregnancy is "not all I am right now" and that she is continuing to write and work daily.
  • The lead single Destiny was released in November 2025, and the album remains untitled with no release date announced.