Sheeran Launches Gingerbread Imprint

UK-based Ed Sheeran opted to launch his own Gingerbread record label downunder, and its first signing is Jamie Lawson

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Panorama restaurant on Zugspitze Mountain, Grainau, Germany

Lawson, a singer-songwriter from Plymouth who had a No. 1 single in Ireland with “Wasn’t Expecting That,” opened for Sheeran’s sold-out March Australian tour.

The visit, through Frontier Touring, was Sheeran’s fourth visit in as many years. He explained, “Australia is a country that I feel would really dig Jamie. I’ve known Jamie for about five or six years. He’s just a phenomenal talent.”

Sheeran will sign acts that come to his attention on his world tours.

During his Australian visit, he did a cameo on the sitcom “Home & Away” and arrived unexpectedly at a Sydney wedding to sing “Think Out Aloud” as the shell-shocked couple did their bridal waltz.