NME — Meanwhile Ed Sheeran's 'x' continues to top the Official Album Chart more info

MTV.co.uk News — The singer's second album has smashed the charts and taken the top spot in the US... more info

The Independent — Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith have become the first British artists to top the US Billboard album chart in over twenty years. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The British are -- no, wait, they've already come. more info

L.A. Times - News — more info

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

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