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.comEach week, we here at Official Charts compile the best and most exciting releases of New Music Friday, to give you a chance to hear the future hits on the Official Singles and Albums Chart.
Let's dive in! Singles-wise this week, Ed Sheeran hasn't long left the Top 10 with a string of hit singles from = and he's already back with a new project.
This time, he's teaming up with Latin superstar J Balvin (who you'll recognise from Mi Gente or Cardi B's I Like It) for a duology of sorts.
Two different singles, Sigue and Forever My Love, hint at something very exciting still to come. One of our Artists To Watch for 2021, Claudia Valentina returns with style on Extra Agenda, a Weeknd-esque banger that flips the script on gender dynamics in a situationship.
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