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.
Music fans have been given the opportunity to relive “epic” past performances by the likes of Cardi B, Ed Sheeran, and Bruno Mars as part of the virtual PlayOn Fest.
The digital event, staged by Warner Music Group bosses, will take place over three days from 12pm EDT on Friday and will revisit Cardi’s 2018 Global Citizen show in her native New York, Sheeran’s intimate Austin City Limits TV gig from 2017, and Mars’ 24K Magic Live at the Apollo primetime special, recorded at the legendary Harlem venue three years ago.
There will also be sets from various tours and festivals by the likes of Coldplay, Green Day, Paramore, Twenty One Pilots, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, David Guetta, Roddy Ricch, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and Death Cab for Cutie,
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