In 2015 , Sheeran wrote " Love Yourself " for Justin Bieber 's fourth album . Sheeran had initially planned to put the song on his third album ÷ and added that the track would have been scrapped before Bieber took the song . In August 2015 , he sang along with Macklemore on the track " Growing Up " . On 26 September , Sheeran performed at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park 's Great Lawn in New York , an event organised by Coldplay lead singer , Chris Martin , that advocates an end to extreme global poverty . Sheeran headlined the festival along with Beyoncé , Coldplay , and Pearl Jam . The festival was broadcast on NBC in the US on 27 September and the BBC in the UK on 28 September . Sheeran co-hosted the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards on 25 October in Milan , Italy . He won the awards for Best Live Act and Best Live Stage ; the latter was in recognition for his performance at the 2014 V Festival in England . Sheeran won the Breakthrough award at the 2015 '' Billboard '' Touring Awards . 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 . In May 2016 , x was named the second-best-selling album worldwide in 2015 , behind '' 25 '' by Adele
2016 ceremony
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Ed Sheeran