You can track the passage of time by the seasons, or the rise and fall of the sun, or Capital's summertime/winter balls. Twice every year, Capital FM takes over Wembley Stadium or the O2: once for the Summertime Ball, and another for the Jingle Bell Ball. We've officially reached Jingle Bell season, and earlier today (November 5) the first round of artists for this year's festive party were revealed live on air.
Megastar musician Ed Sheeran performed at a surprise concert in Dublin on Monday night - playing his best known songs for 1,700 fans at a concert in the RDS Ed Sheeran performed at a surprise concert in Dublin on Monday night. He played for 1,700 fans at an 'intimate' concert in the RDS. The English singer, who has ties to Ireland on his father's side, was the third instalment in the Spotify Billions Club series,
Ed Sheeran is one of the most prolific musicians of the 21st century, with eight top-five albums on the Billboard 200, nine top-10 songs, the second-highest-streamed song on Spotify ever, and four Grammy wins from 17 nominations. But did you know that, in addition to his own hits, he's also worked with many artists on their own music? He's worked with everyone from Bon Jovi to Justin Bieber.
Ed Sheeran's Tiny Desk (home) concert from 2021 was a huge moment for NPR Music. During a time of uncertainty, his show now at nearly 15 million views honored the intimate nature of our platform while also reimagining his work. We knew that when the time was right, Sheeran would step behind the real Desk and that time is now.
(The pubs are) always tapped up, ready to rock, you never know when someone's going to want to come round. Do you know what? It happens, and it can really get away as well, the night can really get away. I think it's nice for me, people always look at stuff like that in my lifestyle and think it's a bit weird, but like, I think to go out and really let loose with camera phones around, you can't really do that anymore if you're well known. So it's having a place where you can have a few pints, a dance, and a sing, and get a bit silly, and not worry about it being on TikTok the next morning.
Ed Sheeran has been all over the world. The singer-songwriter - one of the best-selling musicians of all time, with multiple Grammy and BRIT Awards, an Ivor Novello, an Emmy and even an MBE for services to music - has toured the world thrice over for his music (The Plus Tour, The Multiply Tour and The Divide Tour). These world tours have taken him everywhere from Belgium, Lithuania and Bulgaria and Bhutan, China and Bahrain,
Always be the one that makes the breakfast in the morning. Always be the one that gets up first, and let your partner have a lie-in. Do the breakfast because that's the time of the day that your kids are the least angry.