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 Releases
officialcharts.comThe full list of this week's key New Music Friday releases appears at the bottom of the page, but first, some highlights... Expect to hear Ed Sheeran's new single Bad Habits everywhere this summer because, well, it's an undeniably huge pop song.
Headie One drops Pound Signs, the first in a series of one-off street tracks coming from the rapper this summer. Produced by Likkle Dots and Es, the song sees Headie reflect on how money can ultimately be the root of all evil - the track opens with an insightful quote from a vintage interview with Bob Marley.
Stong contender for song of the summer Believe Me by Navos has been reworked with a guest spot from Birmingham rapper Jaykae.
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