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.
Dua Lipa’s earnings double to £25m as she becomes one of pop’s highest-earning stars
metro.co.ukDua Lipa is well on her way to becoming one of the highest-paid pop stars as her earnings have soared to almost £25 million. The Don’t Start Now singer recently filed accounts with her touring company Dua Lipa Live LLP, which show that she has £17.3 million cash in the bank.
This is more than double the previous year’s earnings which stood at £8.6 million. An insider told The Sun: ‘Dua has quietly gone about her business, and is now one of pop’s most successful performers. ‘The latest accounts show she could be heading towards the same earnings bracket as Ed Sheeran.’ They added: ‘Given she is five years younger, the world really is her oyster.
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