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 pays homage to Jamal Edwards with new video: 'He lives on forever'
ok.co.ukEd Sheeran has released a new music video that the late Jamal Edwards helped create. The 31 year old singer-songwriter said he “hit up” Jamal for music video ideas after deciding to collaborate with rapper Russ, “knowing that he would create something incredible”.
The video was supposed to have been shot a day after Jamal’s passing, sparking the Shape Of You singer to postpone it. Now, five months on from his death, Ed has released the video in the hope of making Jamal’s “vision come to life”.
Sharing the video to his new track Are You Entertained on Instagram on Friday 22 July, Ed penned a lengthy, heartfelt tribute to Jamal. “Please read this whole thing,” he began. “I was having dinner in New York in December when @russ came up to my table, I was a fan so we just sat and ate pasta and drink wine together.
A few days later I sent him the rough idea for this song, the same day he emailed me back with it finished, which I loved. “He said we should do a video, so I hit up @jamaledwards, knowing that he would create something incredible for us.
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