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.
Justin Bieber Becomes First Artist With 7 Songs To Hit A Billion Streams On Spotify
etcanada.comJustin Bieber really is top of the pops. This week, the Canadian superstar reached another massive streaming milestone, becoming the first artist with seven songs that have been streamed over one billion times on Spotify.
RELATED: Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne & More Join All-Canadian Special ‘Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble’ According to Forbes, Bieber pulled ahead, thanks to his duet “I Don’t Care” with Ed Sheeran, which recently crossed a billion streams.
Less than 80 songs have crossed that mark on all of Spotify. Bieber’s most played song on Spotify remains “Love Yourself”, with the tracks “Sorry”, “What Do You Mean?”, “Despacito”, “Let Me Love You” and “Cold Water” also racking up over a billion listens.
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