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.
BRIT Awards 2022 is underway at London’s The O2, where the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz and more are all in the running for awards.Tonight’s (February 8) event will be hosted by Mo Gilligan for the first time, while the show will also not hand out trophies in gendered categories.
Instead, they will be replaced by Artist Of The Year and International Artist Of The Year fields.Four new genre categories have also been added – Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act and Pop/R’N’B Act – which fans were able to vote for via TikTok.Adele, Sheeran, Little Simz and Dave led the nominations going into the night with four nods each.
All of the aforementioned artists are in the running for Artist Of The Year, alongside Sam Fender.The ceremony will also feature performances from the likes of Fender, Sheeran, Liam Gallagher, Adele, Dave, Holly Humberstone and Little Simz.
Doja Cat was due to perform too, but was forced to cancel her appearance after members of her crew tested positive for COVID-19.Follow along below for all the winners from the BRIT Awards 2022 as they’re announced, and keep checking back on NME.com for all the latest news from the BRITs.Adele Dave Ed Sheeran Little Simz Sam FenderColdplay D-Block Europe Little Mix London Gramma Wolf AliceHolly Humberstone – winner Bree Runway Lola YoungA1 & J1 – ‘Latest Trends’ Adele – ‘Easy On Me’ Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm Animals – ‘Don’t Play’ Becky Hill and David Guetta – ‘Remember’ Central Cee – ‘Obsessed With You’ Dave – ‘Clash (featuring Stormzy)’ Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’ Elton John and Dua Lipa – ‘Cold Heart’ Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’ Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta – ‘Bed’ KSI – ‘Holiday’ Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted – ‘Wellerman’ Riton x.
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