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.
Lewis Capaldi, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, and Ed Sheeran lead Brit stars to battle it out at the 2020 MTV VMAs
thesun.co.ukBRITISH stars Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles are set for battle at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. The Brit quartet lead the nominations for this year's event set to take place in New York at the end of August.
Lewis' stellar year continues to improve as the Scottish crooner bagged a nod in the coveted best new artist category. Dua, 24, and Harry, 26, dominated the technical video categories including best direction, for their songs Don't Start Now and Adore You respectively.
Harry's hit track also picked up a nomination for best art direction, while Dua's Physical track was nominated in the same category.
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