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.
Sea Power lead a close race for this week’s Number One
nme.comSea Power are in the running for this week’s Number One with ‘Everything Was Forever’, their eighth studio album.The band – who were formerly known as British Sea Power – currently lead a very close race with their album the most physically purchased of the week so far.
Though they have five Top 40 albums on the Official Albums Chart, ‘Everything Was Forever’ would be their first Number One should they top the chart.They’re currently competing against Ed Sheeran, whose 2021 album ‘=’ is close behind at Number Two, and White Lies, who are at Number Three with their sixth record ‘As I Try Not To Fall Apart’.Bradford collective Bad Boy Chiller Crew and electronic group Metronomy make up the Top Five respectively with ‘Disrespectful’ and ‘Small World’.According to the Official Charts Company, there are just 1,000 chart sales between the Top Five, with plenty of time left for the order to change.#EverythingWasForever is out on 18th February 2022 ✨Pre-order on limited edition physical formats and pre-save on digital platforms now!↳ https://t.co/zscw9VRzSo pic.twitter.com/HwBlkHLTi9— Sea Power (@SeaPowerBand) February 5, 2022In a four-star review of ‘Everything Was Forever’, NME said: “We may be living in shit times but in ‘Everything Was Forever’, Sea Power have produced an album that is both brutal and beautiful, and which offers us all some much-needed hope.”Sea Power are set to head out on a UK tour in April in support of the new album – you can see the band’s upcoming live dates below and find tickets here.April 2022Tuesday 12 – 1865, SouthamptonWednesday 13 – O2 Institute 2, BirminghamThursday 14 – Roundhouse, LondonTuesday 19 – O2 Academy, BristolThursday 21 – Leadmill, SheffieldFriday 22 – St Lukes, GlasgowSaturday 23 –.
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