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.
New degree course aims to find budding music moguls like the legendary late Tony Wilson
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester is set to be the home for Britain's first ever degree course designed to find the next music mogul like the city's legendary late Tony Wilson.
Ostereo, a Manchester record company, is launching the first ever BA in Music Business that’s specifically aimed at the next generation of would-be pop moguls wanting to work in the £21 billion industry.
The course will deal with A&R, distribution and music copyrights, which have been important for generations of acts from The Beatles to The Spice Girls but also incorporate the comparatively new world of Spotify, YouTube and TikTok, securing royalties, using playlists and promoting music on social media.
These are 'skills gaps' lacking in other music business degrees but are vital to finding the next Ed Sheeran or other major star, said Howard Murphy, found of Ostereo.
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