Ed Sheeran

Stereogum — Global Citizen Festival, the annual celebrity-infused anti-poverty benefit concert, is coming to South Africa this year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth. The December event features a typically eye-popping lineup of musici... more info

BBC News - UK — Gary Lightbody opens up about his alcoholism - and why he and Ed Sheeran are getting matching tattoos. more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)Folk artists stepping into singer-songwriter territory are often treated with suspicion, as if their egos must be propelling them beyond the small stories of smaller people. But often, these musicians adore traditional music at the same tim... more info

NME — All in a day's work.... Beyonce and Jay Z on the first night of the 'OTR II' tour Video footage has captured the moment that Beyonce was forced to climb down a ladder, after becoming stranded on stage during a show in Poland. As the ‘OTR II�... more info

The Daily Mail — Ed Sheeran filed a lawsuit against musician Sam Chokri after losing the royalties to his song The Shape Of You when the latter claimed the song 'was a copy of his 2015 track Oh Why.' more info

NME — They don't want two churches in the village Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran’s plans to build a ‘Saxon chapel’ in his estate have been blocked by local residents, who don’t want there to be two churches in the village. Back in March it was revealed... more info

TMZ — Babyface says it's a serious stretch to say Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" rips off Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" ... and the evidence is right there for anyone to hear. The singer and mega producer -- who knows all about creating hit… more info

Dlisted — Ed Sheeran seems pretty harmless, but according to the company that partly owns the rights to the late Marvin Gaye’s song “Let’s Get It On,” he’s a shady plagiarizer who ripped off Marvin for his song “Thinking Out Loud.” The Guardian s... more info

BBC News - UK — The singer had hoped to marry in the building at his Suffolk home but planners turned down his bid. more info

BBC News - UK — Actor Kristian Nairn says having people like Ed appear on Game Of Thrones breaks the magic of the show for its viewers. more info