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.
DEALSWarner Music is close to buying 300 Entertainment in a deal worth around $400 million, according to Billboard.
If the deal goes through, it will see 300 CEO Kevin Liles return to a senior role at Warner. He previously worked at the major in the 2000s alongside his 300 co-founder, Lyor Cohen.Believe has taken a stake in Philippines-based record label Viva Music And Artists Group. “It is with great pleasure and honour that I welcome Believe’s entry into Viva”, says the company’s CEO Vic Del Rosario.
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