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.
Atlantic Records UK Taps Glassnote’s Liz Goodwin for GM Position, Ups Max Lutkin to Marketing Head
variety.comBy Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Atlantic Records UK is continuing to fortify its executive ranks naming Liz Goodwin general manager.
Reporting into label co-presidents Briony Turner and Ed Howard, she starts at the end of April. Atlantic UK is home to a roster that includes Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Charli XCX, Clean Bandit, Rita Ora and Stormzy, among others.
Goodwin arrives Glassnote Entertainment where she served as UK Managing Director working with such artists as Childish Gambino, Dylan Cartlidge and Jade Bird.
Prior to that, she served in various marketing roles at Polydor Records, eventually overseeing the department along with campaigns for Lana Del Rey, Elbow, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, Lady Gaga and Snow Patrol, among others.
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