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.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Ed Sheeran was the most-played artist from the UK in 2021
nme.comEd Sheeran has been crowned as the most-played artist from the UK in 2021, with ‘Bad Habits’ also the most-played single of last year.The singer-songwriter claimed the same double in 2017 with the album ‘÷’ and song ‘Shape Of You’.
2022 marks his fourth time in fifth years to be the most-played artist in the country, only beaten by Dua Lipa in 2020.Figures from the Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) show the top 10 singles of the year, which also features songs by The Weeknd, Coldplay and Years & Years.Joining Sheeran in the top 10 artists list are Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.
You can see both lists below.1. Ed Sheeran 2. David Guetta 3. Dua Lipa 4. Little Mix 5. Coldplay 6. The Weeknd 7. Justin Bieber 8.
Calvin Harris 9. Taylor Swift 10. Pink1. ‘Bad Habits’ – Ed Sheeran 2. ‘By Your Side’ – Calvin Harris featuring Tom Grennan 3. ‘Little Bit Of Love’ – Tom Grennan 4. ‘Blinding Lights’ – The Weeknd 5. ‘Higher Power’ – Coldplay 6. ‘All You Ever Wanted’ – Rag’n’Bone Man 7. ‘Heartbreak Anthem’ – Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix 8. ‘Starstruck’ – Years & Years 9. ‘Midnight Sky’ – Miley Cyrus 10. ‘Bed’ – Joel Corry, Raye and David GuettaLast month Sheeran released a new “tour edition” of his latest album ‘=’, which includes two brand new tracks.The album sees the addition of nine tracks in total for this expanded version of Sheeran’s 2021 record.
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