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’ ‘Butter’ Breaks Spotify Record for Biggest Song Debut Ahead of BBMAs Performance
variety.comEllise Shafer administratorIt’s proving to be a record-breaking weekend for BTS.The group’s new single, “Butter,” has officially racked up the most single day streams in Spotify history with a total of 20.9 million unfiltered global streams.
This pushed the anthemic, disco-infused “Butter” ahead of the platform’s former record holder, “I Don’t Care” by Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran.“BUTTER” by BTS has officially recorded the largest single day streams in Spotify history with over 20.9 million global streams!
Congrats BTS! pic.twitter.com/HZmLlSEwOq— Columbia Records (@ColumbiaRecords) May 23, 2021BTS also reached the most YouTube views within 24 hours for “Butter,” besting their own record that was set with the 2020 single “Dynamite.”.
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