Ed Sheeran won Artist of the Year at the VMAs but didn't know who actually voted for it
Ed Sheeran, ah bless him. He just can't get a break these days, can he?
Despite taking home the Artist of the Year award at the MTV Video Music Awards, people have been focusing on his 'clueless' acceptance speech and claiming the other nominees were robbed.
Here's the moment Sheeran received the gong:
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He took to the stage and began by saying: 'Thank you'. Good start.
"This is only my second ever VMA and em, I'm, yeah, this is still mad," he continued.
But then he looked over to his side and double checked who he should be thanking for the award.
"It's not voted is it?" he asked, enquiring whether the award was decided by the public. (No, it isn't Ed).
His question didn't go unnoticed though:
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Still, he recovered it nicely and wrapped things up by thanking his fans, record label and the man who made the videos for his latest album.
Others were amazed at the competition Sheeran beat to take home the award. He was up against Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Lorde.
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Ariana Grande fans, in particular, felt she deserved the award more:
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Fair play. Congratulations Ed!
Topics Music VMAs Celebrities
Anne-Marie Tomchak is the UK Editor of Mashable, where she heads up the company's operations from London. She has spent over a decade reporting and presenting for national and international broadcasters including the BBC, RTE, Deutsche Welle, American Public Media and NPR. In 2013, Anne-Marie launched the social media investigative unit BBC Trending. During her time at the corporation, she also developed the mobile video offering on the BBC News app and fronted live social broadcasts. Anne-Marie is a leading digital media voice contextualizing the role of technology in the modern world. She has made a number of feature length TV documentaries for Ireland's national broadcaster RTE in her capacity as UK Editor for Mashable, including ‘Cloud Control: Who Owns Your Data?’ (Nov 2016) about big data and digital fingerprints and “Will A Robot Steal My Job” (Nov 2017) about the impact of AI and automation on the workforce. The Irish Times listed her as '30 Irish Women You Need to Know' for International Women's Day and she is one of Silicon Republic's '30 Incredible Irish people leading a European invasion'.
