History Music / EdSheeran

* ''÷'' (2017)

Sheeran's third album, ''÷'' (read "divide"), was released on March 3, 2017. His fourth, ''No.6 Collaborations Project'', was released on July 12, 2019. His fifth, entitled ''='' (read “equals”), was released on October 29, 2021. His sixth, ''-'' (read "subtract"), was released on May 5, 2023 as a visual album, with music videos for all songs being released on the album's release date (excluding the already-released videos for the singles). His seventh album, ''Autumn Variations'', will release on September 29, 2023.

+Music/JoniMitchell, Music/BobDylan, Music/VanMorrison, Music/EricClapton, Music/EltonJohn, Music/TheBeatles, Nizlopi, Music/{{Eminem}}, Music/TaylorSwift

[[caption-width-right:305:''"I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All my songs have colours."'']]

His first big break was when he released the ''No. 5 Collaborations Project'' EP in January 2011, which saw both the attention of Music/EltonJohn and Creator/JamieFoxx. After signing to Asylum Records, he released his debut album, ''+'' (read "plus"), that same year in the fall. The album conjured his BreakthroughHit and arguably his SignatureSong, "The A Team", which became a sleeper hit success. However, not mentioning another successful single, "Lego House", would be a disservice.

After forming a strong friendship with Music/TaylorSwift (appearing on one of her ''Red'' songs and appearing as an opening act on her Red Tour), writing songs for Music/OneDirection, winning two Brit Awards, ''and'' playing three sold-out shows in Madison Square Garden, he released his second album, ''x'' (read "multiply"), in summer 2014. It became Spotify's most-streamed album of the year (over ''430 million'' streams), the highest-selling album of the year in the UK, and won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year and was also up for two Grammy Awards.

Sheeran's third album ''÷'' (read "divide") was released on March 3, 2017. Album [=No4=] ''No.6 Collaborations Project'' was released on July 12, 2019. His fifth album, entitled ''='' (read “equals”) was released on October 29, 2021. His sixth album, ''-'' (read "subtract"), was released on May 5, 2023, as a visual album, with music videos for all songs being released on its release date (excluding the already-released videos for the singles). His seventh album, ''Autumn Variations'', will release on September 29, 2023.

It should be noted that his songs tend to be a bit depressing, especially if you read into the real meaning of the lyrics. Sheeran also has a special hatred for ticket touts and in March 2017 cancelled ''fifty thousand'' tickets for his tour bought up by touts and resold them to fans at face value.

Sheeran's third album ''÷'' (read "divide") was released on March 3, 2017. Album [=No4=] ''No.6 Collaborations Project'' was released on July 12, 2019. His fifth album, entitled ''='' (read “equals”) was released on October 29, 2021. His sixth album, ''-'' (read "subtract"), was released on May 5, 2023, as a visual album, with music videos for all songs being released on its release date (excluding the already-released videos for the singles).

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: His albums follow a theme of being named after mathematical symbols. His debut album was named after a plus sign (''+''), his second was named after a multiplication sign (''x''), his third was named after a division sign (''÷''), his fifth was named after the equals symbol (''='') and his sixth is named after the subtract symbol (''-'').

* NiceGuy: Sheeran is known for being a kind, generous guy, and he received an MBE for his services to charity. He gives away most of his money to family, friends and his local children's hospital.

* SillyLoveSongs: "Perfect", "Hearts Don't Break Around Here".

* TitleDrop: Hard to miss in "You Need Me, I Don't Need You".
* TitleOnlyChorus: Again, "You Need Me, I Don't Need You".
* WhamLine: A few songs have these.
** "Little Lady", built on top of "The A Team" with the new verses practically being wham-verses, especially the last lines of the second and third verses, which reveal in order, [[spoiler: her pimp is her uncle]] and [[spoiler: he killed her because she was given a card on her thirteenth birthday]].

!!This artist provides examples of:

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: "Galway Girl" has Sheeran sing about Grafton Street (a street in Dublin), not to mention the song itself is a tribute to Niamh Dunne... who’s from Limerick.

+Music/ShawnMendes, Music/LouisTomlinson, Music/CamilaCabello]

* ThemeNaming: His albums follow a theme of being named after mathematical symbols. His debut album was named after a plus sign (''+''), his second was named after a multiplication sign (''x''), his third was named after a division sign (''÷''), his fifth was named after the equals symbol (''='') and his sixth is named after the subtract symbol (''-'').

Sheeran's third album ''÷'' (read "divide") was released on March 3, 2017. Album [=No4=] ''No.6 Collaborations Project'' was released on July 12, 2019. His fifth album, entitled ''='' (read “equals”) was released on October 29, 2021. His newest ''-'' (read "subtract") was released on May 5, 2023.

Sheeran's third album ''÷'' (read "divide") was released on March 3, 2017. Album [=No4=] ''No.6 Collaborations Project'' was released on July 12, 2019. His fifth album, entitled ''='' (read “equals”) was released on October 29, 2021. His newest ''-'' (read "subtract") is due for release on May 5, 2023.

[[caption-width-right:305:"I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All my songs have colours."]]

* DreamTeam:
** He had a duet with {{Music/Beyonce}} on "Perfect".
** He had teamed up with Music/{{Eminem}} and Music/FiftyCent on "Remember The Name".
*** His ''No. 6 Collaborations Project'' album contains a load of artists, ranging from Music/JustinBieber to Music/BrunoMars to even {{Music/Skrillex}}.

* NiceGuy: Sheeran is known for being a kind, generous guy, and he received an MBE for his services to charity. He gives away most of his money to family, friends and his local children's hospital.

Sheeran's third album ''÷'' (read "divide") was released on March 3, 2017. His newest album, entitled ''='' (read “equals”) was released on October 29, 2021.

* LuckyCharmsTitle: The names of his albums, which are ''+'' (Plus), ''x'' (Multiply), ''÷'' (Divide) and ''='' (Equals).

* OneWordTitle: The songs "U.N.I.", "Drunk", "One", "Sing", "Don't", "Runaway", "Shirtsleeves,", "BLOW" and "Celestial". His first three albums as well as his fifth also qualify as their symbols are read as single words - ''+'' (''Plus''), ''x'' (''Multiply''), ''÷'' (''Divide'') and ''='' ("Equals").

* ThemeNaming: His albums follow a theme of being named after mathematical symbols. His debut album was named after a plus sign (''+''), his second was named after a multiplication sign (''x''), his third was named after a division sign (''÷'') and his fifth was named after the equals symbol (''='').

* NiceGuy: Sheeran is known for being a king, generous guy, and he received an MBE for his services to charity. He gives away most of his money to family, friends and his local children's hospital.

* GriefSong: "Small Bump". [[spoiler: It's about a miscarriage.]]

* ThemeNaming: His albums follow a theme of being named after mathematical symbols. His debut album was named after a plus sign (''+''), his second was named after a multiplication sign (''x''), his third was named after a division sign (''÷'') and his fourth was named after the equals symbol (''='').

* AwardBaitSong: Has penned and performed thrre: "I See Fire" for ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'', "All of the Stars" for ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars'' and "Celestial" for ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet''.

* AwardBaitSong: Has penned and performed two: "I See Fire" for ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'' and "All of the Stars" for ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars''.

* OneWordTitle: The songs "U.N.I.", "Drunk", "One", "Sing", "Don't", "Runaway", "Shirtsleeves," and "BLOW". His first three albums also qualify as their symbols are read as single words - ''+'' (''Plus''), ''x'' (''Multiply''), ''÷'' (''Divide'') and ''='' ("Equals").

** "Little Lady", which uses the chorus from "The A Team" however, gives a different story that's... darker. [[spoiler:the protagonist was murdered by her pimp, who is her ''uncle'' and it was her ''13th birthday''.]]

[floatboxright:Influences: Music/JoniMitchell, Music/BobDylan, Music/VanMorrison, Music/EricClapton, Music/EltonJohn, Music/TheBeatles, Nizlopi, Music/{{Eminem}}, Music/TaylorSwift]