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.
Watch Little Simz, Dave and more perform at the 2022 BRIT Awards
thefader.comThe 2022 BRIT Awards took place at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday night with Little Simz, Dave, and Adele all taking home awards.
For the first time the awards removed gender categories and instead focused on genre, with Dave winning Best Hip-Hop/Rap/Grime Act and Little Simz collecting the Best New Artist prize, despite releasing her debut mixtape over a decade ago.
Adele, who won three awards including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for 30, referenced the genderless aspect of the awards during one of her acceptance speeches, saying: "I understand why the name of this award has changed but I really love being a woman and being a female artist.
I do. I am really proud of us." Read Next: Adele shares new video for “Oh My God” Many of the winners also performed during the ceremony with Little Simz playing a medley of Sometimes I Might Be Introvert songs "Introvert" and "Woman." She was joined on stage by The Crown actress Emma Corrin for the latter.
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