Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Nominations for the 66th annual Grammy Awards are being announced by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr.
and celebrity guests in a livestream rollout, with nominees in just over 20 categories — including the four general-field competitions — being revealed first, starting at 11 a.m.
ET/8 PT, followed by the results in all 94 categories being put online at the close of the live presentation. Here are the initial announcements, as they are revealed live… Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical Edgar Barrera Jessie Jo Dillon Shane McAnally Theron Thomas Justin Tranter Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Jack Antonoff Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II Hit-Boy Metro Boomin Daniel Nigro Best Pop Vocal Album “Chemistry” — Kelly Clarkson “Endless Summer Vacation” — Miley Cyrus “Guts” — Olivia Rodrigo “- (Subtract)” — Ed Sheeran “Midnights”— Taylor Swift Best Pop Duo/Group Performance “Thousand Miles” – Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile “Candy Necklace” – Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste “Never Felt So Alone” – Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish “Karma” – Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice “Ghost in the Machine” – SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers Best Pop Dance Recording “Baby Don’t Hurt Me” — David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray “Miracle” — Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding “Padam Padam” — Kylie Minogue “One in a Million” — Bebe Rexha & David Guetta “Rush” — Troye Sivan.
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