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.
HAIM, Lorde and Bloc Party among classic sets added to BBC’s Glastonbury experience
nme.comGlastonbury sets that will be aired on a pop-up channel later this month to mark what would have been the festival’s 50th anniversary.The Worthy Farm event’s 2020 edition – set to be headlined by Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift – was cancelled in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Shortly after the news broke, fans were told to expect a celebratory run of programming across Glasto weekend (June 24-28) instead.It was subsequently confirmed that BBC iPlayer will launch “a brand new pop-up BBC Glastonbury channel” broadcasting back-to-back iconic sets and highlights from previous festivals.Today (June 12), a slew of classic sets have been added to the virtual line-up, including Ed Sheeran’s triumphant headline performance.
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