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Ed Sheeran was extremely "chuffed" to be handed a Grammy award by Stevie Wonder on Monday night (15.02.16).
The 24-year-old British pop superstar picked up his first ever prizes at the prestigious ceremony for Song of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for his track 'Thinking Out Loud'.
And Ed's joy at winning was multiplied by the fact Motown legend Stevie was the man who handed him his Song of the Year trophy.
During his acceptance speech on stage at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ed said: "If you would have told me 11, five, any age, that I'd receive an award from Stevie Wonder I'd be chuffed."
The flame-haired singer/songwriter also took a moment to share his awards joy with his family, who have been in the crowd at the Grammys every year Ed has attended and they always knew he'd win something eventually.
He added: "We wrote [this song] on a couch in my house after dinner. My parents have flown out to the Grammys for the last four years and every year they say 'maybe next year'."
Ed wasn't the only first time Grammy award winner.
Justin Bieber was honoured for his single 'Where Are Ü Now', which won Best Dance Recording alongside Skrillex and Diplo.
The 21-year-old heartthrob took to his Twitter account to thank fans for their support.
He wrote: "Beliebers.. We did it! I love you. Now get ready for the show. Not done yet. #GRAMMYs (sic)"

Kendrick Lamar dedicated his Best Rap Album Grammy Award win to hip hop legends "Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Nas".
The 28-year-old star took home the accolade for his LP 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and during his acceptance speech he thanked the trio for inspiring him to better his life and leave Compton in Los Angeles County where he grew up and make music.
He said: "First off, glory to God, that's for sure. Taking these kids out of the projects, out of Compton, and putting them right here on this stage to the best that they can be. Hip hop. Ice Cube. This for hip hop. This for Snoop Dog, 'Doggy Style'. This for 'Illimatic', this for Nas. We will live forever. Believe that."
Kendrick was the biggest winner at the ceremony - which was held at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday night (15.02.16) taking home five prizes.
As well as Best Album he also was handed the trophies for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for 'Alright', Best Music Video for his collaboration with Taylor swift on 'Bad Blood' and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for 'These Walls', which he released with Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat.
Kendrick also gave one the best performances of the night, singing 'The Blacker The Berry' with his band locked inside jail cells before singing 'Alright' and ending the his performance with the word Compton over an image of Africa.
On Twitter he received numerous congratulatory messages for his wins from his famous fans.
Alicia Keys tweeted: "Congratulations @kendricklamar (sic)"
While her husband Swizz Beatz posted: "Tonight was epic #facts @kendricklamar well served and deserved, congrats, Egy new bff (sic)"
Jess Glynne tweeted: "Can I just say ... @kendricklamar you are everything! Thank you for your art, your music and your lyrics! I hope we meet one day x (sic)"
Pharrell Williams tweeted: "Congratulations tonight! @kendricklamar your performance was 'fire' #GRAMMYs (sic)"

Music's late heroes were honoured at the Grammy Awards on Monday (15.02.16).
Stars including David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Lemmy Kilmister and Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, who all recently passed away, were remembered with touching tributes at the ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The Hollywood Vampires, led by Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp, remembered their late friend Lemmy, with a version of Motorhead's 'Ace of Spades', while the late rocker's face was projected onto a screen behind them.
Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Bernie Leadon and Timothy B. Schmit joined Jackson Browne to honour Glenn Frey with a poignant performance of 'Take It Easy'.
The Eagles manager Irving Azoff told the Los Angeles Times: "We wanted something simple and elegant, and in discussing it with the family, we wanted an uptempo moment."
Lady Gaga took to the stage to sing nine of Bowie's classic songs in a stunning six-minute performance that ended with 'Heroes'.
Backed by Nile Rodgers, who produced Bowie's 'Let's Dance' album - Gaga sang 'Space Oddity', 'Changes', 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Suffragette City', 'Rebel, Rebel', 'Fashion', 'Fame' and 'Let's Dance'.
Her conclusion 'Heroes' drew a standing ovation from the star-studded audience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
And Stevie Wonder performed with a cappella group Pentatonix to pay tribute to Maurice White.
However, Natalie Cole's sister was furious that her sibling did not get a special musical tribute.
She fumed to the New York Post: "Where is the tribute to our sister?
"It's very bittersweet. We were hoping that there will be some sort of actual tribute to her fitting of her artistry and stature. She had 21 Grammy nominations and nine wins. She was such a force in the music industry and she transcended genres . . . I think she should be recognized for the impact she has had."
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar were the biggest winners on the night, taking home three and five awards respectively, including sharing one for Best Video for 'Bad Blood'.

Jimmy Kimmel "apparently" rocked out through PVRIS' entire performance on his chat show.
The alternative American rock trio made their TV debut on the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' last month and according to singer Lynn Gunn Jimmy stayed for their music and was spotted "bobbing' along to their track 'My House'.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Lynn said: "Apparently according to the guy who booked us for it, we were talking with him after we performed, and apparently this is a rare thing for Jimmy Kimmel to do. But, he was standing behind the bar where he does the announcements and he was there standing at the back the whole time we performed and was bobbing his head and apparently for most bands he will leave halfway through the song. He stayed for the whole thing and said hey afterwards."
Lynn, 21, was anxious about "sounding bad" on the night but prepared herself by stepping back and realising how "crazy" it is for them to play the TV show so early in their career, with just their debut LP 'White Noise' to their name.
The brunette singer - who is joined in PVRIS by Alex Babinsk and Brian MacDonald - added: "I was really nervous because things don't always sound great on live television. I was so afraid of it sounding bad and I had to take a moment to step back and realise it was a crazy opportunity and achievement and the fact we were even able to do that was pretty surreal. I had to step back and enjoy it and have fun up there. I'd like to think I kept my cool for the most part."
PVRIS are coming to the UK for a series of concerts in April.

PVRIS UK headline tour dates:

April 1, Brighton, Concorde SOLD OUT
April 2, Norwich, UEA SOLD OUT
April 3, Newcastle, Riverside SOLD OUT
April 4, Glasgow, ABC SOLD OUT
April 6, Manchester, Academy SOLD OUT
April 7, London, O2 Forum Kentish Town SOLD OUT
April 8, Cardiff, Great Hall SOLD OUT
April 9, Birmingham, O2 Institute SOLD OUT

Bob Dylan is recording a new covers album.
The 74-year-old singer is laying down tracks in Studio B at Hollywood's famous Capitol Studios for the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed 2015 record 'Shadows in the Night' and sessions are going "great" so far.
His engineer, Al Schmitt - who also worked on 'Shadows in the Night' - explained he is again covering standards, though didn't say if they were all songs previously recorded by Frank Sinatra, as with his last album.
He added: "It's going along great. He sounds great. His mood in the studio is fabulous. We're having a good time. We're like two old shoes together now, we're so comfortable with one another now."
Dylan is also producing the record and the engineer praised him for his intelligence.
Asked what surprised him about the legendary singer, he told Billboard: "He's extraordinarily smart and he's so aware of everything that's going on, so he knows what's happening at every moment."
On 'Shadows in the Night', the 'Ballad of a Thin Man' hitmaker recorded the songs live with his five-piece band.
It is unclear if he is taking the same approach to his new album.

The song lyrics on Radiohead's 'OK Computer' album may have been inspired by 18th century English poet William Blake.
The band's frontman Thom Yorke donated a paperback copy of Blake's poetry collection, 'Songs of Innocence and Experience', to an Oxfam charity store and after staff examined the book they realised it contained lyrics from songs featured on the band's best-selling 1997 album scrawled in the margin.
Lines from the track 'Airbag' were found alongside Blake's poetry, which had been underlined and annotated.
Once staff realised the cultural significance of the book it was taken off the shelves from sale for 50p and rare books specialist Andrew Chapman has checked the book and it is now expected to fetch thousands at auction.
Speaking to the Oxford Mail newspaper, Chapman said: "I'm a big Radiohead fan, so when volunteer Alex Barker showed me the book ... we realised that the book was of considerable interest as it showed the influence for the song and a direct link between Blake's verses and Thom's inspiration.
"We knew it must have been one of Thom's books as we had been talking about another one that he had donated only the week before.
"The book is a tatty Penguin 1960s paperback of 'Songs of Innocence and Experience', but Yorke's lyrics and the annotations make it very special. It's amazing to think this song on 'OK Computer' was inspired by the poetry of William Blake - this could well be the first draft of 'Airbag'."
Thom has given Oxfam approval to auction the book and hopes it raises a significant sum for one of the many good causes the charity supports.
Chapman added: "I wrote to Thom Yorke, to let him know the book could be sold at auction and he contacted head office to say that would be fine for us to sell it as we saw fit.
"We have been told the estimate for the book is over £1,000 but there had already been interest in it. I wouldn't have thought it was a wild idea to hope for £10,000 at auction."
The book of Blake's poetry is due to be auctioned on Friday March 18.

Sir Elton John thinks The Rolling Stones are no longer "relevant on the radio".
The 'Rocket Man' hitmaker believes the legendary rock band - which is comprised of Sir Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards - need to forget about trying to write new music that could get airplay and record a "great blues record".
According to the Mirror Online, Elton told an unnamed US radio station: "I think Mick [Jagger] wants to still be relevant on the radio - well they are not. What I think the Rolling Stones should do is a great blues record, and go back to what they used to do and do things like 'Come On' - the Chuck Berry song like they did in their early career. That is what they should do. I think Mick wants to still be relevant on the radio - well they are not. And I think Keith would love to do a record like that. And that is what they should be doing."
Elton - who has just released his 32nd album 'Wonderful Crazy Night' - insists he has a lot of admiration for The Rolling Stones for writing new songs rather than just existing as the huge live attraction that they undoubtedly are.
He added: "People like Billy Joel, who is a great songwriter and one of America's finest, say there is no point (writing new material) because people don't want to hear them.
"And I kind of get that as well, but it is very frustrating that you play new songs that people don't want to hear but I can't not try and have a go. Usually when you play a new song people hurtle towards to the toilets quickly, but you have to play new songs."

Rihanna has reportedly been warned not to swear at the BRIT Awards.
The 27-year-old singer and her team have been informed by bosses at ITV - the UK channel that broadcasts the glitzy event from London's The O2 on February 24 - to leave out the expletives when she takes the stage to perform at the ceremony.
The warning has been issued as ITV wants to avoid a repeat of last year's rule breaking set by Kanye West, when his performance of 'All Day' was almost entirely bleeped out and received more than 100 complaints from viewers.
Rihanna's latest single 'Work' includes the 'N-word' during a rap by Drake and ITV are desperate to ensure it does not feature in the broadcast.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The show airs as live but with a 20-second delay to cover mishaps. We make it clear to people that the Brits start pre-water-shed and attracts a wide audience. All the artists are warned about this but obviously when a song contains offensive lyrics extra care has to be taken to ensure that they aren't broadcast, so additional warnings are issued."
As well as Rihanna
Other stars performing at the BRIT Awards 2016 with MasterCard include Justin Bieber, Adele and Coldplay.

David Gilmour, New Order and Simply Red are among the headliners for this year's Teenage Cancer Trust shows.
The trio of legendary artists are joined on the bill, which runs at The Royal Albert Hall in London for a week in April, by The Vaccines and Bring Me The Horizon, while John Bishop will headline the comedy night.
The event - now its 16th year - is organised by The Who's Roger Daltrey to raise money to improve the treatment of 13 to 24 year olds fighting cancer and the rocker is very excited to have Pink Floyd legend Gilmour performing at the event.
Announcing this year's acts, Daltrey, 71, said: "Its hard to believe this is our 16th year at the Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust, and I'm very happy to be announcing such a varied line-up ... This year David Gilmour returns to the Royal Albert Hall to play for us. His show is so spectacular that at one point even the band has to wear sunglasses on stage, so it is certainly one not to be missed. I'm also very proud to welcome New Order to the Teenage Cancer Trust fold and this will be their first time at the Royal Albert Hall since 1986. Bring Me The Horizon come to us fresh from reaching number two in both the UK and US album charts with their latest 'That's The Spirit', they're without doubt one of the most exciting 'heavy' bands around and we're very happy they accepted our invite, the same with The Vaccines who are one of the best British bands out there. Simply Red are simply one of the most successful British acts of the past 30 years with over 60 million album sold and I know that Mick Hucknall and co will put on a truly fantastic show that will be ideally suited to the Royal Albert Hall.
"We're had so many incredible musical moments at these shows over the years but these moments are made even more special by the wonderful young people I have met. They shouldn't have to stop being teenagers just because they have cancer. They are young people first - cancer patients second. With their incredible vigour and positivity as inspiration, we aim to keep Teenage Cancer Trust leading the world in cancer care for this age group."
Since the shows began in 2000 over 200 artists have performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust, including icons such as Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and Robert Plant and regular supporters like Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Liam Gallagher and Stereophonics.
Tickets for the Teenage Cancer Trust shows - which are sponsored by Domino's Pizza Group, Sky Betting and Gaming, Tangle Teezer, and American Airlines and supported by Absolute Radio, Metro and NME - go on sale from 9am on Friday (19.02.16).

Teenage Cancer Trust 2016 dates:
Tuesday 19th April - comedy night with John Bishop
Wednesday 20th April - The Vaccines with Everything Everything
Thursday 21st April - Simply Red plus very special guests
Friday 22nd April - Bring Me The Horizon plus very special guests
Saturday 23rd April - New Order plus very special guests
Sunday 24th April - David Gilmour

Tickets available from:
www.gigsandtours.com
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
www.royalalberthall.com
www.teenagecancertrust.org