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 previews every ‘=’ track with “unique” YouTube Shorts series
nme.comEd Sheeran has previewed every song from his new album ‘=’ on YouTube Shorts – you can tune in below.The singer-songwriter will release his fourth studio effort – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘÷’ – this Friday (October 29).
He has so far shared the singles ‘Bad Habits’, ‘Visiting Hours’ and ‘Shivers’.Teaming up with YouTube, Sheeran has today (October 25) posted 14 brief video snippets – each representing a different track from the imminent ‘=’.
The #SheeranShorts series offers up a “unique” insight into the meanings behind the songs, as Music Week reports.“I had a really fun day shooting my YouTube Shorts,” explained Sheeran. “I’ve always really enjoyed the music video process, so it was fun to explore a new way of doing that by channelling.
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