On Saturday, Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with special awards going to Kraftwerk, Gil Scott-Heron and LL Cool J, among others.

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BIGGEST Songs of the Week 📈

It’s been over ten years since Ed Sheeran first charmed the world with the emotionally vulnerable lyrics of his debut album +, which included tracks like The A Team and Lego House. Since then, the English songwriter has become a stadium-filling superstar who has ditched his folk-pop tunes for arena-sized anthems which can reach fans seated in the nosebleeds. Neither of his last two singles, Bad Habits nor Shivers, were exceptions. It has become rare for Sheeran, now 30 years-old with a wife and kid, to sing about the insecurities and heartbreak which once made him so relatable. But on his latest 80’s inspired single, Overpass Graffiti, listeners get a taste of that nostalgic melancholiness as Sheeran reflects on a long-lost relationship, making the track one of the few bright spots on his new album =.