Ed Sheeran appears to have forgiven One Direction star Niall Horan for stealing his girl - the singer/songwriter was spotted giving the pop star a friendly smooch backstage at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas...
The British music industry contributed £3.8 billion to the UK economy in 2013, according to an annual trade report. The increase can be traced to individual revenues by musicians, singers, composers, songwriters and lyricists, which...
Pop star Ed Sheeran was told off by his father after speaking out about his experiences with drugs.The Lego house hitmaker revealed he smoked marijuana with an unnamed U.S. rapper and that ecstasy had inspired...
Eight years after the release of his acclaimed number one second album '9', Damien Rice is returning with a new record entitled 'My Favourite Faded Fantasy' - and from what we've heard, the result looks...
Sam Smith has announced dates a new tour for 2015. The 'Stay With Me' singer is heading out on the road early next year for his 'In The Lonely Hour Tour' and will play a...
Ed Sheeran will release an EDM track, with producer Martin Garrix.The 'A Team' singer announced that he had been busy in the recording studio with the Dutch DJ and producer on his Instagram account last...
Sam Smith shares a sense of honesty with the music of Amy Winehouse and Ed Sheeran.The 'Stay With Me' hitmaker explained he tries to portray himself as genuinely as possible in his songwriting, and compared...
Ed Sheeran has collaborated with David Guetta.The 'Sing' crooner has confirmed he recently got into the studio with the French DJ to write and record two tracks, however, he has no plans to release them...
Ed Sheeran has dedicated his MTV Video Music Awards win to 'Sing' video director Emil Nava.The 23-year-old singer picked up Best Male Video at the awards ceremony on Sunday (24.08.14) but he admits he selflessly...
The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards were held at The Forum in California last night (Sunday 24th August). The great and the good from music industry turned out en masse to receive awards and celebrate...
Matt Pagan’s journey to the top hasn’t been your typical one; the former kitchen salesman from Carlisle now fronts the Britain’s Got Talent-winning band Collabro, and their debut album, Stars, just beat Ed Sheeran to...
The results for MTV's Video Music Awards are in, with a mixture of the surprising and the obvious. Perhaps the two most important awards of the night, 'Video of the Year' and the 'Michael Jackson...
Following surprising reports that Las Vegas rockers The Killers invited British comedian Jimmy Carr to join them onstage at V Festival, Contact Music looks at five of the most unlikely pairings from the worlds of...
Ed Sheeran is reportedly scheduled to have an important role at the forthcoming wedding of Courteney Cox and Snow Patrol Guitarist Johnny McDaid, and surprisingly it is not to be the wedding singer.Cox and McDaid...
Courteney Cox has asked Ed Sheeran to be an usher at her wedding. The 'Sing' hitmaker - who introduced the former 'Friends' star to her husband-to-be, Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid - will take a...
The astonishing success of Ed Sheeran just keeps on going. His second album X has spent its eighth consecutive week at Number 1 in the UK charts, having debuted there upon release back in June.Ed...
Ed Sheeran will be an usher at Courteney Cox's wedding. The 23-year-old singer will take on the important role when the raven-haired beauty ties the knot with Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid later this year...
Courteney Cox is to get married in Ireland.The 'Cougar Town' actress has set her heart on tying the knot with Johnny McDaid in Ashford Castle in Lough Corrib, Galway, after falling in love with the...
Ed Sheeran's reign over the UK charts continues as his second studio album 'X' secures the top spot for the sixth straight week, and has now become the longest-running consecutive No.1 album for a solo...
One Direction will headline this year's iHeartRadio Music Festival.The boyband will be joined by acts including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Iggy Azalea, and Lorde, on the main stage at the annual event which...
Lizzie McGuire is back! Well, not really, but Hilary Duff as a musician is back. And that's even better. The 26 year old actress/singer has kept it low key on the music front for quite...
British pop star Ed Sheeran has vowed never to sign up for a tax avoidance scheme as he fears he will end up losing his millions.Several British musicians, including Arctic Monkeys and George Michael, have...
Ed Sheeran says One Direction will be able to hide it when they're struggling with fame.The 'Sing' hitmaker has dismissed the idea he would ever talk about life in the spotlight with members of the...
Jess Glynne doesn't think urban music should be ''about race''.The 'Right Here' singer has defended Ed Sheeran against backlash after he topped BBC Radio 1Xtra's Power List - which celebrates ''the most important U.K. artists...
Beyonce has topped this year's MTV Video Music Awards nominations.The 'Drunk in Love' hitmaker is up for eight awards including the night's biggest prize, Video of the Year, while newcomer Iggy Azalea and rapper Eminem...
Beyonce has topped this year's MTV Video Music Awards nominations.The 'Drunk in Love' hitmaker is up for eight awards including the night's biggest prize, Video of the Year, while newcomer Iggy Azalea and rapper Eminem...
Rudimental will headline the Our House Stage at Virgin Media's V Festival.The 'Feel the Love' hitmakers will take part in a sound-clash with Hospital Records (All Stars); London Elektricity, Danny Byrd, Fred V & Grafix...
The BBC has defended its seemingly inexplicable decision to name Ed Sheeran as the most influential artist within black and urban music. The tax funded Broadcasting Corporation was criticised for being severely out of touch...
Ed Sheeran was inspired by Eric Clapton to become a better performer.The 23-year-old musician remembers watching the rock legend perform at the concert for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and thinking he wanted to...
The BBC’s 1Xtra chart for black and urban music, the 1XtraPower List, turns out to be remarkably, embarrassingly white. The list of the “most influential artists” has been referred to as “the saddest list in...