Ed Sheeran has spoken out in praise of Justin Bieber's new music.

The singer-songwriter was treated to a listen of the Canadian's works in progress and it seems to have made an impact on him.

Bieber said to the 'A Team' man on Twitter that he hoped the musician liked the new tunes, to which Sheeran replied:

"Very cool direction you're taking the new stuff."

As previously reported, Ed Sheeran has revealed some of the antics he gets up to with the lads from One Direction.

However, it's not always rock n' roll, with the 'Lego House' man once playing board games with Niall Horan and watching a romantic comedy with Harry Styles.