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.
SBTV founder and music pioneer Jamal Edwards dies aged 31
metro.co.ukThousands of fans flooded to pay their respects on Twitter to Jamal Edwards MBE, who has died at the age of 31.The British entrepreneur founded the online music channel SBTV at the age of 15 and helped to launch the career of huge names such as Ed Sheeran.
He also filmed artists such as Stormzy, Dave, Emeli Sandé, Rita Ora, Krept & Konan and was considered monumental in helping up and coming artists in the London music scene.He was considered a pioneering figure in British rap and grime music.Edwards was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list 2015 for his work in music and his business, SBTV.Edwards’ company confirmed the news to the BBC on Sunday evening.His cause of death is yet to be confirmed and comes just days after he attended the 2022 Brit Awards.
In November 2021, he joined his mother, Brenda Edwards, on ITV’s show Loose Women, where he discussed how he built a multi-million-pound business, and how she inspired him.He also became an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, a youth charity run by the Prince of Wales which helps young people set up their own companies.The entrepreneur first got into filmmaking at the age of 15 when his parents gave him a video camera for Christmas.
Stars such as Lady Leshurr, AJ Tracey and Adam Peaty were amongst the first to pay tribute online. Lady Leshurr wrote on Twitter: ‘I’m in tears.
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