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.
Ed Sheeran goes straight to the top of the Official Trending Chart with Visiting Hours
officialcharts.comEd Sheeran goes straight to the top of the Official Trending Chart with his new single Visiting Hours. The second single from his upcoming album = (Equals) Visiting Hours was dropped alongside the album's announcement last Friday, 20 August.
Somewhat of a return to his previous material following dance-pop bop Bad Habits, Visiting Hours is a guitar and piano-laden ballad guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings.
In just three days Visiting Hours has been streamed 1.4 million times in the UK, and is currently sitting at Number 5 on the Official Singles Chart Update.
Meanwhile, Joel Corry & Jax Jones' Out Out ft. Charli XCX & Saweetie lands at Number 2 on the Trending Chart as it dances towards the Top 10.
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