L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ed Sheeran’s album “÷” was the most-consumed album of 2017 in the U.S., logging total equivalent sales of 2.76 million copies, a figure that melds sales and streaming data, according to final year-end music consumption data comp... more info

New York Times — This is the fourth time her album has returned to Billboard’s top spot. She was followed by Ed Sheeran at No. 2 and Huncho Jack at No. 3. more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — It's time to reflect on the last twelve months at year that has been one of the most intriguing years this century from the increasingly worrying presidency of Donald Trump to the equally frightening warmongering of North Korea; from Corbyn conf... more info

Detroit Free Press — Ed Sheeran has a presence in the top three spots of the iTunes singles chart; Luke Bryan debuts at No. 1 on albums chart             more info

New York Times — This is how three guys working together for the first time recorded the biggest track of 2017 one afternoon in London. more info

Mjsbigblog — Today’s thread is brought to you by the numbers 4 and 67,000. Billboard reports that Luke Bryan has his fourth number one album with “What Makes You Country”. 1 (NEW) Luke Bryan “What Makes You Country” 108K, 99K in sales 2 (3) Taylor Swift... more info

PopSugar UK — "With Bond, I've had a theme tune written for about three years, just in case!" - @EdSheeran on the #LateLate pic.twitter.com/MDA1GzVhmt - The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) December 15, 2017 Nobody's asked Ed Sheeran to write a James Bond theme ... more info

PopSugar — "With Bond, I've had a theme tune written for about three years, just in case!" - @EdSheeran on the #LateLate pic.twitter.com/MDA1GzVhmt - The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) December 15, 2017 Nobody's asked Ed Sheeran to write a James Bond theme ... more info

Chicago Tribune — Not many albums could survive Ed Sheeran performing reggae, but Pharrell Williams always took chances — not all of them successful — in N.E.R.D. Despite the Sheeran gaffe, “No One Ever Really Dies” (Columbia), the band’s first album in seve... more info

PopSugar UK — Ed Sheeran continues to prove he can duet with literally anyone. The 26-year-old English crooner teamed up with world-renowned Italian classical tenor Andrea Bocelli for a "Perfect Symphony" that's just straight up magic to your ears. The latest rem... more info