Ed Sheeran is fighting himself for No.1 spot in the charts with new song 'How Would You Feel (Paean)'
Meanwhile Rag 'n' Bone Man is set to achieve a second week at No.1 on the album charts
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Ed Sheeran is competing with himself to take the No.1 spot in the UK singles chart this week.
His latest release 'How Would You Feel (Paean)' is currently sitting at No.2 and is set to overtake his current No.1 'Shape of You'.
'How Would You Feel' is the third song Sheeran has shared from his upcoming album ÷ [Divide]. 'Shape of You' and 'Castle on the Hill' were released simultaneously in January.
The new song is "not the next single", Sheeran wrote on Twitter, but is one of his favourites off the album.
The last artist to knock themselves off the No.1 spot was Justin Bieber with 'Love Yourself' (co-written by Sheeran), which replaced 'Sorry' in December 2015.
Meanwhile in the official UK album chart, Rag 'n' Bone Man's debut Human is set to take another week at the No.1 spot, after achieving the fastest-selling debut album by a male solo artist this decade upon its release last week.
The Brighton-born artist, born Rory Graham, shifted 117,000 copies of the record in its first week, outselling debuts by Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.
On Wednesday night Graham will learn whether he has won the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough, after being awarded the Brits Critic's Choice Award.
The Brits take place at the O2 Arena in London on 22 February.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments