'' x '' was nominated for Album of the Year at the 57th Grammy Awards . Sheeran performed alongside John Mayer at the ceremony . On 25 February , Sheeran won British Male Solo Artist and British Album of the Year for '' x '' at the 2015 Brit Awards . On 21 May he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year . On 21 June , Sheeran co-hosted the 2015 Much Music Video Awards in Toronto , where he performed the singles , " Thinking Out Loud " and " Photograph " ; he also won two awards , Best International Artist and Most Buzzworthy International Artist or Group . On 27 June , Sheeran performed as the opening act for The Rolling Stones in their Zip Code Tour date in Kansas City 's Arrowhead Stadium . On 10 – 12 July 2015 , Sheeran performed sold-out shows at London 's Wembley Stadium . The shows , which were announced in November 2014 , were part of his world tour . The concert was documented and aired on 16 August 2015 on NBC ; the one-hour special '' Ed Sheeran – Live at Wembley Stadium '' also included behind-the-scenes footage . In November 2015 Sheeran released the DVD '' Jumpers for Goalposts : Live at Wembley Stadium '' ; the title is a nod to playing concerts at Wembley Stadium , the home of English football
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