Ed Sheeran knows what he wants: America

Ed Sheeran had plenty to be proud of Sunday night at the Grammy Awards, where the English singer-songwriter's "The A Team" was nominated for song of the year. Not only that, but Sheeran performed the tune — a sympathetic ballad about a troubled woman who turns to drugs and prostitution — on the telecast as an intergenerational duet with Elton John.

By Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times

February 16, 2013