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.
King Charles Coronation Crisis As Elton John, Spice Girls & Other Top Music Acts Decline Invitation To Perform
etcanada.comWith the coronation of King Charles III just two months away, reports are emerging that the event is having a difficult time lining up entertainment.
According to The Express, a star-studded concert is being planned at Windsor Castle to follow the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
However, organizers are having no luck booking big British stars. So far, notes the outlet, Elton John, the Spice Girls and Harry Styles have been asked, and have all declined; as The Sun pointed out, it’s reportedly nothing personal, simply that the artists’ schedules are jam-packed. READ MORE: Prince Harry’s Bombshell Memoir Release Has Cast A ‘Massive Shadow’ Over King Charles’ Coronation, Source Says Other A-list British pop stars to have reportedly turned down the event include Ed Sheeran, Adele and Robbie Williams — with the latter’s non-participation causing consternation among fans of his former group, Take That, considering that all his former bandmates are scheduled to perform in what had been anticipated to be a Take That reunion.
Other performers expected are Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lionel Richie. “Organizers are working against the clock to pull together an exciting lineup but have hit a series of challenges,” a source told The Sun. READ MORE: Anthem For Charles III’s Coronation Written By Andrew Lloyd Webber “Elton John was top of Charles’ list but due to his European tour, which sees him performing in Germany the Friday before then again soon after the Windsor concert, he isn’t able to make the dash to the U.K.
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