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.
Russell Crowe Says That He And Ed Sheeran Once Took Shots Out Of Johnny Cash’s Grammy Award
celebrityinsider.orgDuring Russell Crowe’s appearence on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Thursday, the Oscar-winning actor shared a story that many fans of Johnny Cash would appreciate, although, some might find it disrespectful.
According to Crowe, he and Ed Sheeran have hung out on a number of occasions, and on one particular night, he and the singer-songwriter took shots out of the Grammy Award given to Johnny Cash.
Russell says that Ed asked him where the Grammy was, and so he went and grabbed it for them to drink out of. As for their drink of choice, he and Ed drank Jack Daniels out of the Grammy award.
Corden said to him in response that it might be one of the greatest show business stories he’s ever heard. “Bless you for sharing that,” Corden.
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