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.
Paradigm's Coronavirus Layoffs Panned by Music Industry: 'This Is Really Just Greed'
billboard.comAs details of Paradigm's temporary layoffs of agents, assistants and float staff on Friday have dripped out, anger over the cuts' timing -- just one week into the widespread coronavirus quarantine -- and the terms some agents were forced to accept is heating up."In times like these you find out who has loyalty," said Jarred Arfa, Artist Group International GM. "What's the point of being in a company if you don't have job security in times of crisis?"Paradigm is home to superstar artists including Shawn Mendes, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish and Coldplay and has spent significant money on acquisitions in recent years.
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