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.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
These are the UK’s biggest-selling albums of 2023 so far
nme.comOfficial Charts Company this week.The Weeknd tops the list with ‘The Highlights‘, while Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights‘ is placed at number two.
Swift also has three further entries on the top 40 list, with ‘1989’ being placed at 23, ‘Folklore’ at 28 and ‘Lover’ at 31.The number three slot on the list was taken up by SZA for her second studio album ‘SOS‘, while Pink took up the number four slot with ‘Trustfall’.
Harry Styles‘ ‘Harry’s House‘ rounded up the top five.Other entries on the list came from Lana Del Rey, Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz and Eminem.
You can see the full list here:1. ‘The Highlights’, The Weeknd2. ‘Midnights’, Taylor Swift 3. ‘SOS, SZA4. ‘Trustfall’, Pink5. ‘Harry’s House’, Harry Styles6. ‘Curtain Call – The Hits, Eminem7. ‘=’, Ed Sheeran8. ‘Diamonds’, Elton John9. ’50 Years – Don’t Stop’, Fleetwood Mac10. ‘Gold – Greatest Hits’, ABBA11. ‘AM’, Arctic Monkeys 12. ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’, Lewis Capaldi 13. ‘Time Flies: 1994-2009’, Oasis 14. ‘Greatest Hits’, Queen15. ‘Divide’, Ed Sheeran 16. ‘Sour’, Olivia Rodrigo17. ‘I Will Always Love You – The Best of Whitney Houston’, Whitney Houston18. ‘Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’, Lana Del Rey19. ‘Heroes and Villains’, Metro Boomin20. ‘Rumours’, Fleetwood Mac21. ‘Between Us’, Little Mix22. ‘Elvis – 30 Number 1 Hits’, Elvis Presley23. ‘1989’, Taylor Swift24. ‘Curtain Call 2’, Eminem25. ‘Starboy’, Weeknd 26. ‘(What’s The Story?) Morning Glory’, Oasis 27. ‘Fine Line’, Harry Styles28. ‘Folklore’, Taylor Swift 29. ‘Cracker Island’, Gorilllaz30. ‘Rap Game Awful’, Clavish31. ‘Lover’, Taylor Swift 32. ‘Her Loss’, Drake and 21 Savage33. ‘Endless Summer Vacation’, Miley Cyrus34. ‘Gloria’, Sam Smith 35. ‘Born To Die’, Lana Del Rey 36. ‘This Is.
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