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.
Piers Morgan in Beckham dig as he praises Ed Sheeran for not furloughing staff
dailystar.co.ukPiers Morgan has taken another swipe at Victoria Beckham after the fashion designer decided to furlough 30 staff at her clothing company despite the Beckham family worth £335 million.
His jibe comes after he praised Ed Sheeran for not furloughing his employees at his Notting Hill bar, instead paying their wages out of own pocket.
The Shape of You hitmaker, worth £170million, decided against using the government scheme to keep his staff at venue Bertie-Blossoms paid.
Following the news, Piers Morgan discussed Ed's actions on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain. He began: "I just want to give a little shout out to Ed Sheeran, the popstar. "He’s declined to use any taxpayer furlough or loan money to keep all the staff on the books.
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