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14th July 2014
04:05pm BST
There is nothing 'black' or 'urban' about Ed Sheeran. Can any artist whose audience is white and mainstream be considered black and urban?
— Harry Illidge (@Illidge93) July 14, 2014
It turns out ED SHEERAN has been voted most powerful black artist by @1Xtra. As such I'm in the running for Chinese businessman of the year
— Sam Coles (@sammercoles) July 14, 2014
how has @edsheeran been named number 1 on the list for 'most influential artist in black music'? is this a joke?
— Yasmin (@RAAAAHMAN) July 14, 2014
A man wrote for one direction so let him me be the most influential artist to people like them but not us .
— Wiley (@WileyUpdates) July 14, 2014
Im not bitter fam I just sold a Likkle million records myself but this reminds me of when plan b won best grime/HipHop artist at mobo .
— Wiley (@WileyUpdates) July 14, 2014
The station has defended its choice, saying that the artists were "considered on variables such as sales statistics, quality of music and impact across the wider industry – it is not about the colour of someone’s skin".Explore more on these topics:
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