[Archive 2016-02-16] Ed Sheeran wins Song of Year Grammy for Thinking Out Loud

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Yesterday, UK singer Ed Sheeran won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for his song Thinking Out Loud from his album × ahead of Kendrick Lamar's Alright; Wiz Khalifa's, featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again; Little Big Town's Girl Crush; and Taylor Swift's Blank Space. Girl Crush won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song.

Welsh singer Amy Wadge co-wrote the song. Sheeran during the ceremony said they wrote the song on a couch in his house. In remarks to the Western Mail, Wadge said the album was already complete when they wrote the song.

Thinking out Loud remained #2 on Billboard Hot 100 for almost two months, and topped the UK rankings last year. Its video song has 969 Million YouTube views and has more than four million likes. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance.

Along with Ed Sheeran's first Grammy, Canadians The Weeknd and Justin Bieber won Grammy awards for the first time.

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