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.
Country’s biggest stars gathered in Nashville Thursday night to kick off the first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards. Little Big Town hosted the inaugural ceremony live from Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry, and it featured several fun performances from Kane Brown, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Carly Pearce, and more; plus, it saw country’s best accept the first time awards.
Honorary trophies like the Country Music Icon Award and the Country Champion Award were also presented, to which they were awarded to Toby Keith and Wynonna Judd, respectively. READ MORE: Morgan Wallen Leads Inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards Nominations Amongst the epic night’s top nominees were Ballerini, Brown, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen.
There were even a few unexpected musicians, who dabbled into country music over the past year, including Pink, Ed Sheeran and Bebe Rexha, whom were up for some awards.
Check out the full list of the night’s big winners — marked in bold — below! COUNTRY MUSIC ICON AWARDS WINNER: Toby Keith COUNTRY CHAMPION AWARD WINNER: Wynonna Judd THE PEOPLE’S ARTIST OF 2023 Blake Shelton Kane Brown Kelsea Ballerini Lainey Wilson Luke CombsWINNER: Morgan Wallen Old Dominion Zach Bryan THE MALE ARTIST OF 2023 Bailey Zimmerman Blake Shelton HARDYWINNER: Jelly Roll Kane Brown Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Zach Bryan THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2023 Ashley McBryde Carly Pearce Carrie Underwood Elle King Kelsea BalleriniWINNER: Lainey Wilson Megan Moroney Miranda Lambert READ MORE: 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards: See The Winners THE GROUP/DUO OF 2023 Brothers OsborneWINNER: Dan + Shay Lady A Little Big Town Maddie & Tae Old Dominion Parmalee The War and Treaty THE NEW ARTIST OF 2023 Bailey
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