It’s no secret that one of Ed Sheeran‘s biggest hits was initially written for Rihanna. But after his label convinced him to keep “Shape Of You” for himself, Sheeran workshopped the song until it was ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

Jay-Z is no stranger to popping up as a featured guest on huge pop songs — just last week in our The Number Ones column, we covered his awkward verse on Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” Well, it turns out he ...

Ed Sheeran is one of Britain’s biggest-selling male pop stars, and he’s sold out stadiums as an aw-shucks everyman writing peppy acoustic guitar songs with Disney wisdom. “Shape of You” defines ...

Ed Sheeran said while he was in talks to get Jay-Z on a feature, Hov gave his “Shape Of You” track “a very natural, respectful pass.” Ed Sheeran has made hits with some of music’s biggest superstars, ...

One of two lead singles off the musician's album Divide, the song went on to win a Grammy for best pop solo performance and spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list Anna Lazarus Caplan is ...