Ed Sheeran says some fellow popstars ‘actively want him to fail’ after fifth chart-topping album

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Ed Sheeran has revealed that only a very few of his musician mates congratulated him on his latest album, as he claimed that plenty of popstars ‘actively want him to fail’.The Bad Habits hitmaker smashed it once again with his new album = (Equals) which has hit the top of the chart.However, despite the star knowing plenty of people in the music industry, he revealed that only Stormzy, Dave and Sir Elton John congratulated him on his latest achievement.‘In terms of people that actually root for me and want me to win…I know so many artists who, whenever I win, scoff, and actually actively want me to fail,’ he said.‘But they would never tell me, I just know.