1. Ed Sheeran has been having a great year.
2. In 2013, he finished up his first headlining tour of the U.S.
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3. Then he opened for Taylor Swift's massively successful Red tour.
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4. His debut album was certified gold by the RIAA.
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5. His song "A-Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 GRAMMYs.
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6. And he performed at the ceremony with Elton John.
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Elton. Freaking. John.
7. This year, he was nominated for the Best New Artist GRAMMY award.
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Look how supportive he is of his fellow nominees!
8. He wrote two songs for One Direction's album Take Me Home.
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"Little Things" went to #1 in the U.K.
9. Then he was asked to write a song for the credits of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
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The resulting "I See Fire" peaked at #13 on the U.K. Singles charts despite little to no radio support of the track.
10. He's announced his first U.K. arena tour!
So it looks like 2014 is going to be a big year, too.
11. Plus this GIF wins everything.
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It's from the video for "Drunk," in which he gets drunk with a cat.
Basically the whole internet in one image.
