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.
Ed Sheeran has given his fans a surprise to kick off Christmas week as he returned to releasing music after an 18-month hiatus.
The star released a song called Afterglow on Monday, 21 December at 11am after teasing that he had ‘a Christmas present’ for them on Sunday.
His 2019 No.6 Collaborations project featuring Stormzy, Cardi B, Justin Bieber and Camilla Cabello was his last release before this single.
However, fans hoping to get an idea of what his next album will sound like won’t have been given insight from Afterglow as he explained that it’s not going to be part of his next body of work, but is instead just a song that he really loves. ‘Hey guys.
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