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.
most awarded singer in VMA history with 20 wins over the course of her long career — is now the only artist to be nominated in each of the show’s five decades after earning her 69th nomination for “MADAME X.”The annual ceremony premiered on MTV in 1984 as a way to celebrate the best in mainstream music — and the burgeoning multimedia boom it spawned.The 2022 show will air on Sunday, August 28th at 8 p.m.
ET/PT live from the Prudential Center in New Jersey. The VMAs will also be broadcast on MTV as well as on The CW, BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand and VH1.Here is the full list of nominations:VIDEO OF THE YEAR Doja Cat – “Woman” Drake ft.
Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” Harry Styles – “As It Was” Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)ARTIST OF THE YEARBad BunnyDrake Ed SheeranHarry StylesJack HarlowLil Nas XLizzo SONG OF THE YEARAdele – “Easy On Me” Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”Doja Cat – “Woman”Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” Lizzo – “About Damn Time”The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”BEST NEW ARTISTBaby Keem Dove Cameron GAYLELattoMåneskinSEVENTEEN PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEARSeptember 2021: Griff – “One Night”October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” BEST.
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