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.
Green Day Previews New Album ‘Saviors’ at Intimate, Hit-Filled Irving Plaza Show
variety.comEthan Shanfeld On Aug. 5, Green Day will play for more than 40,000 people at New York’s Citi Field. But before that, the alt-rock trio treated 1,200 fans in the city to an intimate gig at Irving Plaza, where they previewed songs off their new record, “Saviors,” and celebrated milestone anniversaries of their most famous albums: 2004’s “American Idiot” and 1994’s “Dookie.” The show was part of SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series, which has previously lassoed big acts like Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and Alicia Keys into tight venues.
And it will air on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on Green Day Radio (channel 107) and be available to stream on the SiriusXM app. Opening the night, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool (plus touring members Jason White, Jason Freese and Kevin Preston) burst into “American Idiot” before launching straight into a handful of tracks from “Saviors.” The new songs, especially “One Eyed Bastard” and “Bobby Sox,” sound good, which is largely a testament to Armstrong’s ageless voice.
Draped in a black pinstripe suit and messy, bleached-blond hair, the 51-year-old frontman didn’t miss a note. After the first chorus of fan favorite “Longview,” as a crowd surfer paddled toward the stage, Armstrong urged the audience to “put those phones away” and then murmured something about Elon Musk.
It’s been decades since Green Day maintained any sort of legitimate punk-rock cred, but the band nevertheless has a unique ability to strike a political nerve.
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