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 ‘puts pub staff’s minds at rest by paying their wages’ amid coronavirus lockdown
metro.co.ukEd Sheeran is reportedly not letting any of his pub staff go without their pay packet amid the coronavirus crisis. The singer, 29, who is said to be worth a cool £200million, has taken it upon himself to still pay his staff’s wages despite his Notting Hill pub, Bertie Blossoms, being forced to shut down due to lockdown measures.
The UK government recently ordered all pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and gyms to close. Schools have been shut and people are being told to stay home and practice social distancing in a bid to control the spread of Covid-19.
Many businesses have taken a hit as a result, with Gordon Ramsay reportedly being forced to lay off 500 of his staff due to temporary restaurant closures.
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