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.
Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz and Dave are among nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards.The nominations were announced today (December 18) during the one-hour The BRITs Are Coming TV special on ITV.
Find the full list below.Notably, the Best Male and Female Artist categories are not featured in next year’s awards, instead, a Best Artist category takes their place.The Best New Artist category sees the likes of Central Cee, Griff, Joy Crookes, Little Simz and Self Esteem in the running.On her nomination, Self Esteem – the nom de plume of Rebecca Lucy Taylor – said across two tweets: “WILD”.
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