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Why does everyone hate Ed Sheeran so much?

Last Updated: 18.06.2025 06:31

Why does everyone hate Ed Sheeran so much?

Best-selling artist: Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, and two of his albums are among the best-selling albums in UK history.

It sounds like some folk are trying to Nickelback Ed Sheeran. …Yes, I did just verb Nickelback.

They don't. …You seem confused.

Why don't people like Nickelback?

Third most-followed artist on Spotify: As of July 2024, Sheeran is the third most-followed artist on Spotify.

I think what’s happened here is that you hate him and maybe some people around you hate him and maybe some people you follow on social media hate him… so you’ve assumed that means that the whole world hates him when that simply isn’t true… not that he’d care. He’s a multiplatinum multi-millionaire.

He has so many Guinness World Record titles, that it's probably a Guinness World Record.

Why do trans people get so deeply offended when a stranger misgenders them, especially when it's a first encounter? I've been socially transitioned for 4 years and it just feels like a waste of energy to be so hurt by it.

Most-streamed artist: In 2022, Sheeran was the most-streamed UK artist globally.

Most-played artist: In 2023, Sheeran was named the most-played artist in the UK for the seventh time in nine years.