Ed Sheeran – an 11-time GRAMMY nominee and multi-GRAMMY winner – has quickly establishedhimself as one of the world’s biggest musical artists with over 22 million albums sold and 4.7 billionSpotify streams. The British singer-songwriter’s second full length album ‘x’ (pronounced multiply) –released in 2014 – proved to be both a critical and commercial phenomenon. After debuting at #1 on theBillboard 200 upon its release, the album has since been certified 4x-Platinum in the US and earned twoGRAMMY nominations, including the prestigious “Album Of The Year.” Additionally, “x” spawned fourconsecutive multi-platinum singles in “Sing,” “Don’t,” “Photograph,” and his global smash and biggestsingle to date “Thinking Out Loud,” which marked his first #1 at Top 40 radio and won a pair of GRAMMYawards, including highly coveted “Song Of The Year.”
Furthermore, “x” was a global sensation reaching #1 on album charts in 14 countries including his nativeUnited Kingdom, and topping 95 iTunes charts across the globe. One of the planet’s most popular liveperformers, Ed has played sold out headline shows at some of the biggest venues around the world,including Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, Suncorp Stadium in Sydney, and at London’s WembleyStadium in front of 240,000 fans over 3 nights. Ed first broke through to the mainstream in 2012 with hisdebut album “+” (pronounced plus), which was a top 5 debut in the US and spent three weeks at #1 inthe UK. The 2x-Platinum “+” features “The A Team”, an international smash which earned Ed his firstGRAMMY nomination (“Song Of The Year”) and has been certified 3x-Platinum in the US.
Sheeran launched his own imprint, Gingerbread Man Records, in 2015, with the signing of fellow Britishsinger songwriter Jamie Lawson – whose self-titled album debuted at #1 in the UK – and Irishtroubadour Foy Vance.
