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.
Coldplay is pulling out all the stops for the release of their new album, Music of the Spheres. To celebrate their ninth studio album — which comes out on Friday, Oct.
15 — Coldplay took to the stage of London’s O2 Arena for a special one-off concert. The crowd received a big surprise when the band welcomed a special guest: Ed Sheeran, who joined Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for a duet of the band’s new single “Fix You”.
RELATED: Ed Sheeran Sets All-Time Touring Record, Grosses $775 Million On ‘Divide’ Tour Sheeran didn’t make a quick exit, sticking around to play his own new single, “Shivers”, the second single from his upcoming album =.
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