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.
Jill Goldsmith Tencent Music Entertainment Group said Friday it now owns a 5.2% stake in newly public Warner Music Group. ,In a SEC filing, the Chinese powerhouse said it had acquired 4 million Class A common shares in the world’s third largest music company.
Warner, whose roster includes Cardi B, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and countless others and a massive music publishing business, raised $1.9 billion in a successful initial public offering on the Nasdaq early this month.
The IPO was the biggest in the U.S. so far this year. Warner Music Group shares surge 17% the first day of trading June 3 after it priced the offering at $25 a share.
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