Ed Sheeran had lots to rejoice this week. In actual fact he had 10 billion causes to pop champagne. The singer grew to become the primary British artist to obtain the Gold BRIT Billion Award for logging 10 billion UK streams. Sheeran celebrated the milestone by reposting the BRIT’s honor with the one-word response “Unimaginable!”
In an accompanying Instagram video, Sheeran held up the particular version award and informed followers, “Thanks a lot for all of the streams. It’s a pleasure, I like being British.” In line with a launch asserting the award from the BPI — which represents the UK’s main file labels and music firms — of the ten billion streams, over one billion of them got here within the final 12 months alone.
“It’s fantastic to obtain the first-ever BRIT Billion Award within the UK for 10 billion streams. I wish to say an enormous thanks to my followers. None of that is doable with out you guys,” Sheeran mentioned in an announcement.
The award was handed to Sheeran by musician/actor/presenter Jordan Stephens, one half of the U.Okay. hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks. It’s not the primary file Sheeran has put up on the UK’s Official Charts, following on the heels of him changing into the primary artist to have 4 albums within the official albums chart high 10 for a 12 months, in addition to being the primary British solo act to attain a full 12 months at No. 1 throughout his catalog on the official singles chart.
“We congratulate Ed Sheeran and his crew on this landmark achievement,” BPI chief govt Dr. Jo Twist mentioned in an announcement. “Ed could symbolize the top of streaming success, however he’s additionally among the many hundreds of artists who’re being streamed within the tens and lots of of hundreds of thousands within the UK annually and who’re thriving because of streaming and label assist. We sit up for honouring many extra artists, together with future expertise, with a BRIT Billion award.”
Billie Eilish just lately had her personal BRIT Billion Award ceremony after she grew to become the twentieth artist to snag the dignity from the BPI because of her one billion U.Okay. streams.
Try Ed celebrating his Gold BRIT Billion Award under.
