Ed Sheeran says “pop peers actively want me to fail”

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Ed Sheeran says he’s not accepted by other pop stars. In fact, many want to see him fail. The support he gets from within the music industry, he adds, comes from rappers, rather than peers within his own genre.

And Elton John, of course.Speaking to DJ Chuckie Online on a new episode of the Halfcast Podcast, Sheeran says that many of his “pop peers” not only dislike him but “actively want me to fail”, while a small number of artists, including Stormzy and Dave, are very supportive.“I know lots of people in the industry and I enjoy hanging out with everyone”, he says. “But … I know so many artists who, whenever I win [they roll their eyes] and, actually, actively want me to fail.