UK singer songwriter Ed Sheeran is to launch his own record label, according to news reports.
The artist, who has enjoyed huge success in 2014 with the release of his second album X, made the revelation in an interview with the Sun newspaper
In an interview, he said: ‘The door has now been opened, I’ve set up the label and I’m going to start signing people. It’ll be an imprint that goes through Warner. But I’ll get the rights back in about ten years.
‘I’ve got my first signing in mind. I’m looking at people like me, who came through the singer-songwriter scene.’
No further details about the label have been unveiled as yet.
Meanwhile, Ed has enjoyed the longest ‘sleeper’ hit in official charts history with his song, Thinking Out Loud.
The third single from X reached number one in the singles chart this week 19 weeks after its release back in July.
Thinking Out Loud has sold more than 365,000 copies since its release, according to official charts company data.
The artist, who has enjoyed huge success in 2014 with the release of his second album X, made the revelation in an interview with the Sun newspaper
In an interview, he said: ‘The door has now been opened, I’ve set up the label and I’m going to start signing people. It’ll be an imprint that goes through Warner. But I’ll get the rights back in about ten years.
‘I’ve got my first signing in mind. I’m looking at people like me, who came through the singer-songwriter scene.’
No further details about the label have been unveiled as yet.
Meanwhile, Ed has enjoyed the longest ‘sleeper’ hit in official charts history with his song, Thinking Out Loud.
The third single from X reached number one in the singles chart this week 19 weeks after its release back in July.
Thinking Out Loud has sold more than 365,000 copies since its release, according to official charts company data.
