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.
Rich List 2021: Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran named among wealthiest musicians
nme.comPaul McCartney and Ed Sheeran have both been named in The Sunday Times’ Rich List 2021 as being among the wealthiest musicians in the UK and Ireland.The latest edition of the paper’s annual focus on the world’s wealthiest people has been published today (May 21), with special attention being devoted to examining the wealth of some of the biggest music acts from the UK and Ireland.The Sunday Times notes that despite the lack of lucrative revenue from touring during the majority of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, streaming figures hit record numbers last year.Three of the world’s biggest record labels – Sony, Universal and Warner – boasted streaming revenues of $2.21 billion (£1.55 billion) during the first three months of the pandemic.
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