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 Says He Doesn't Feel Accepted by the Pop Scene
justjared.comEd Sheeran is opening up about his feelings about the pop world. The “Bad Habits” singer-songwriter made an appearance on The Breakfast Club on Tuesday (November 9). Click inside to read more… During his appearance, Ed revealed his true thoughts about the pop community. “I’m not accepted by my genre,” he said. “I thought it was quite telling that my album came out and the only people that emailed me in-depth about liking it were like Dave and Stormzy and people from the UK rap and UK grime scene,” he continued. “My peers largely, I feel, in the pop scene often don’t want me to succeed…I’ve never felt accepted by my scene.” He also revealed how he feels about releasing his album around the same time as Adele.
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