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.
Neil Jacobson Launches Producer Management Company Hallwood Media
variety.comBy Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Neil Jacobson, former president of Geffen Records and a veteran A&R executive, has officially launched his new producer management company, Hallwood Media, LLC.
The company originated as Interscope Records’ producer management division, which Jacobson started in 2013; he spun it off into Hallwood as part of his exit from Geffen in December.
Clients include Jeff Bhasker (Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran), Emile Haynie (Lana Del Rey, Kanye West), King Henry (Beyonce, Justin Bieber), Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine) Bipolar Sunshine, Alex Salibian, and Beach Noise, all of whom accompanied Jacobson in the move, and he has since added J.R.
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