Lewis Capaldi has announced he will be releasing new music after teasing fans with a clip of a new song on Thursday,
The star made the highly anticipated announcement during a TikTok live at 10pm on Friday, as he performed at the 02 arena in London.
He told fans he would be releasing new music on September 9 after performing Someone You Loved as his last song of the evening.
Lewis will be releasing a new single called Forget Me next week, understood to be from his new album which is expected to be released soon after.
He made the announcement after a 30 second countdown played on the screen, as thousands tuned in live to watch.
Fans at the 02 could be heard screaming before he treated social media followers to a performance of two songs from his first chart topping album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent.
The chart topped asked fans at the O2 to scan a QR code to make a TikTok with him, making the dance up on the spot.
While walking backstage after the show, he told fans: "It's good to be back. I'm very happy."
Adding: "We're back, we're back with a bang."
Lewis then took a Q&A with fans as comments flooded in and revealed the new single was about an ex-girlfriend who had since moved on and was happy.
The Scots singer earlier teased fans with a clip of some new music on the social media platform.
It has been almost three years since the star released anything and followers were told they expect "something big" ahead of the announced at 10pm on Friday.
In the social media clip, the Someone You Loved singer was standing in the 02 arena in London with a guitar, belting out a new song.
He was singing: "I'm not ready to find out you know how to forget me. I’d rather hear how much you regret me.
"And pray to God you never met me, than forget me."
Earlier in the week, Lewis broke his social media silence with a cryptic post hinting at new music.
The crooner was focusing on his highly anticipated second album when he came off social media in January 2021. He wrote at the time that he'd enjoyed "the most incredible few years" and it meant "the world to have the support" of his fans.
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