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.
Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ is the fastest song to reach 1billion streams on Spotify
nme.comJungkook, a member of K-pop boyband BTS, has broken the record for the fastest song to reach 1billion streams on Spotify.Today (October 31), Spotify announced on Twitter that Jungkook’s debut solo single, ‘Seven’ featuring Latto, became the fastest song to reach 1billion streams on the streaming platform on Monday (October 30).On October 30, Jung Kook's "Seven (feat.
Latto)" became the fastest song to reach 1 Billion streams in Spotify history. pic.twitter.com/F0FgNPc1zr— Spotify (@Spotify) October 30, 2023According to The Korea News, the song reached the milestone in just 108 days of its release. ‘Seven’ surpassed Miley Cyrus‘ hit viral song ‘Flowers’, which took 112 days to reach 1bllion streams earlier this year.Back in July, Jungkook also topped the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Seven’.
He became the second member of BTS to do so, following bandmate Jimin with ‘Like Crazy’ in early-April this year.Since the release of ‘Seven’, Jungkook has followed it up with the Jack Harlow collaboration ‘3D’.
Both songs will appear on the BTS singer’s upcoming debut solo album, ‘Golden’, which drops this Friday (November 3).Aside from Latto and Jack Harlow, ‘Golden’ will also feature collaborations with DJ Snake and Major Lazer, as well as songs written by Ed Sheeran and Shawn Mendes.
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