His second studio album , '' x '' ( pronounced " multiply " ) , was released in June 2014 . It peaked at number one in the UK and the US , and was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015 . In 2015 , '' x '' won the Brit Award for Album of the Year , and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors . His single from '' x '' , " Thinking Out Loud " , earned him two Grammy Awards at the 2016 ceremony : Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance
2016 ceremony
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Ed Sheeran