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.
Wolf Alice, Ed Sheeran, Royal Blood and more to film new sets for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2021
nme.comWolf Alice, Ed Sheeran and Royal Blood are among the artists who will record brand new performances for Radio 1’s Big Weekend of Live Music 2021.This year’s Big Weekend festival will take place online for the second consecutive year due to coronavirus-enforced restrictions, and will run on BBC Radio 1, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds from May 28-31.Radio 1 have today (May 6) confirmed eight big-name artists who will record new performances “from very special locations” for this year’s Big Weekend, including Wolf Alice, Sheeran and Royal Blood.AJ Tracey, Celeste, Anne-Marie, Mabel and London Grammar will also provide live sets across the weekend – you can find out more information about this year’s Big Weekend here..
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