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NME — It is the first time two British solo artists have topped the Billboard Chart since 1993 more info

TMZ — English pop star Ed Sheeran is about to spend his first 4th of July in America! So is he gonna celebrate OUR independence, or mourn his country’s crushing defeat? Actually, Ed sounds so excited … well give him a pass on the tiny bit…... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's scored his first top album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday as "x" easily lapped the competition selling 210,000 copies, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. ... more info

NME — The singer released his second album last week (June 23) more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Well, “X” escalated quickly. more info

MTV.co.uk News — The 5SOS boys have got a lot of love for the Brit singer... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Red-haired singer has overtaken Coldplay's Ghost Stories after selling over 182k copies... more info

The Telegraph — Ed Sheeran's second album, X, goes straight to number one and becomes fastest-selling album of the year so far more info