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.
Sir Paul McCartney tops Sunday Times' 2021 Music Rich List as Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran vault into Top 10
officialcharts.comSir Paul McCartney has been named as the UK's richest musician. The legendary Beatle tops The Sunday Times' annual Music Rich List, the full list of which can be viewed here, with a staggering total fortune of £820 million.
Macca wins first place thanks to an increase in fortune to the tune of £20 million, helped in part by the release of new music.
McCartney III, which topped the Official Albums Chart upon its release in 2020, became the iconic singer-songwriter's first solo Number 1 album in 31 years.
Taking second and third place are fellow veterans Irish rockers U2 with a collective worth of £620 million and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber with £525 million.
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