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.
BTS and Coldplay in close race against Ed Sheeran for UK Number One single
nme.comBTS and Coldplay are currently in a dead heat for the Number One spot on the UK Singles Chart against Ed Sheeran.According to new data from the Official Charts Company (OCC), Coldplay and BTS’ brand-new collaboration ‘My Universe’ have made it to Number Two on the Official Chart First Look, which tracks sales and streaming data over the first weekend prior to the UK Singles Chart’s release on Fridays.‘My Universe’ is only 1,000 chart sales away from current Number One ‘Shivers’ by Ed Sheeran.
The British singer-songwriter has spent 13 weeks atop the UK Singles Chart, 11 with ‘Bad Habits’ and two with ‘Shivers’.The OCC also noted that Sheeran’s ‘Shivers’ might enjoy a “further boost” in sales, in part due to his recent performance of the.
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