Ed Sheeran fever helps drive rise of more than 10% in UK music sales
by Mark Sweney from Technology | The Guardian on (#2XCXZ)
Singer's Divide album is bestselling entertainment product this year, shifting more than Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The popularity of Ed Sheeran, elevated by the launch of his latest album, Divide, and his headline Glastonbury spot, helped drive total UK music sales 11.2% higher to 564m in the first half of 2017.
Sheeran continues to divide critical opinion, not least with his recent cameo in hit TV series Game of Thrones, but there is no denying the fillip the Suffolk-raised artist has given to the UK music industry, entertainment retailers and services.
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