Perez Hilton — Ohhhh my gosh — that looks soooooo painful!! But we think we could endure any pain at the hands of the wonderfully talented Ed Sheeran! The 21 year-old British singer/songwriter sat down with Phoebe Dykstra and, uh, well, repeatedly stabbed her for... more info

Guardian Music — The Digital Music Index shows just how popular illegal downloading – particularly of Ed Sheeran – has becomeIf you're like me and the vast majority of people in the UK, on Monday morning you discovered many people in your area risked legal action... more info

Guardian Music — The prime minister's wife apparently told the singer she loves her no-holds-barred song 212, the rudest chart hit in recent memory. Warning: filth aheadIf New York rapper Azealia Banks is to believed, Samantha Cameron potters around No 10 singing the... more info

Guardian Music — Adam Boult: A new report reveals Manchester as Britain's capital of illegal music downloading and Ed Sheeran the most popular choice. How surprising are these figures? Have you ever pirated music?Adam Boult more info

The Independent — A new study of British music piracy habits has found that Ed Sheeran is the most often illegally downloaded artist of 2012, while Manchester is the UK's "piracy capital". more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Hackney based Hip-hop artist Mikill Pane has officially signed to Mercury Records on an exclusive worldwide deal. The rapper has been touring with the likes of Ed Sheeran and US rapper Mac Miller over the past year Mikill announced the news on Thursd... more info

ContactMusic — James Walsh of Britpop band Starsailor has recently discussed his feelings on the advancements in the music industry and the inspiration for his 2001 single Lullaby in a blog for the Huffington Post The blog is entitled Artists... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonYou do feel slightly sorry for all the mid-level acts gigging in London in September. In a new annual tradition, for 30 days all the available oxygen gets sucked up by the iTunes festival. Held at the architecturally satisfying Roun... more info

Perez Hilton — Talk about an awesome surprise! Ed Sheeran is no stranger to covering the now-classic Snow Patrol smash Chasing Cars during live performances, but over the weekend during his set at the 2012 iTunes festival, he shocked audiences by bringing out the b... more info

ContactMusic — Ed Sheeran was joined onstage by Gary Lightbody for a special performance of Chasing Cars at the iTunes festival last night 02 09 12 The Lego House hitmaker was joined by the Snow Patrol frontman at Londons Roundhou... more info