Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé and Sam Smith pinched him for collaborations.And the 29-year-old says chart success has opened his eyes to the suffering of others.‘If I hadn’t become this global, I wouldn’t have been able to see first-hand the marginalisation, injustice and reality outside of my constituency,’ he said.But he is grateful movements such as Black Lives Matter are fast-tracking the fight against racism. ‘It is something that brings me so much joy to see, because this is something that couldn’t have been accomplished in 20 or 30 years,’ said the My Oasis singer. ‘It’s all fallen into place this year.
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