Ed Sheeran Wins Emmy For ‘Ted Lasso’ Song
Ed Sheeran has won the Emmy Award for Emmy for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for his song A Beautiful Game, written for the hit Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.
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This was the first Emmy nomination and first win for Sheeran, who was not present at the Creative Emmy Awards Saturday to accept the statuette. He shared the award with his song co-writing team, prolific hitmaker Max Martin and Foy Vance. A Beautiful Game was featured in the Ted Lasso finale So Long, Farewell.
The other nominated song from Season 3 of Ted Lasso was Fought & Lost, co-written and performed by Sam Ryder. The category also included original songs from Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia, Showtime’s The L Word: Generation Q, Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as well as Roku’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
The news comes as Sheeran prepares for the Asia leg of his ‘+ – = ÷ x’ tour. He’ll play nine shows across the continent from January to March 2024, including dates in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
Sheeran recently released his latest album, Autumn Variations, and has hinted that it is the first in a series of albums based on the seasons.
Sheeran told fans at a pop-up for Autumn Variations: “I am planning on doing a ‘Summer Variations’, and ‘Spring Variations’, and there will be [a ‘Winter Variations’ album]. But that isn’t what’s coming after this [Autumn Variations]… We’ve got a big pop record.”
Ed Sheeran 2024 Asian ‘+ – = ÷ x’ tour dates
JANUARY 2024
27 – Osaka, Japan, Kyocera Dome
31 – Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Dome
FEBRUARY 2024
03 – Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Kaohsiung National Stadium
10 – Bangkok, Thailand, Rajamangala Stadium
16 – Singapore, Singapore, National Stadium
24 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bukit Jalil National Stadium
MARCH 2024
02 – Jakarta, Indonesia, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
09 – Manila, The Philippines, SMDC Festival Grounds
16 – Mumbai, India, Mahalaxmi Race Course