UPDATED Sunday with Ed Sheeran‘s Response: Within the battle between British pop stars Ed Sheeran and Sam Ryder — each nominated for Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso — it was Grammy winner Sheeran who walked away with the Emmy for Excellent Music and Lyrics.
This was the primary Emmy nomination and first win for the “Excellent” and “Form of You” singer-songwriter, who was not current on the Inventive Emmy Awards Saturday to simply accept the statuette. He shared the award for “A Lovely Recreation” along with his co-writing crew, prolific hitmaker Max Martin and Foy Vance.
The trio’s Emmy-winning track, carried out by Sheeran, was featured within the Ted Lasso finale “So Lengthy, Farewell.”
Hours after the ceremony, Sheeran took to Instagram to rejoice.
“I used to be not anticipating to win in any respect, it was an actual actual shock waking as much as the information, I want I had been there however I’m nearly to kick off the Asia tour so needed to be elsewhere sadly,” he wrote subsequent to video from the recording of “A Lovely Recreation.”
He spoke about how he, Martin and Vance had been approached by the crew from Ted Lasso and the way “A Lovely Recreation” got here collectively.
“We had been all followers of the present and received requested to do a track for the finale, so 2 years in the past this month we received in collectively and wrote a track about love and soccer, and the way it’s at all times in regards to the journey somewhat than the vacation spot. I recorded a crowd at one among my stadium reveals for it singing the ultimate chant to maintain it within the footie wibes,” Sheeran stated. ” It was up towards some implausible artists and songs in its Emmy class for Greatest Unique Music and Lyrics, therefore not pondering we had an opportunity in hell of successful, however thanks a lot for whoever voted for it, and to Max, Foy and all of the Lasso crew. I actually am honoured.”
The opposite nominated track from Season 3 of Ted Lasso was the Queen-channeling “Fought & Misplaced”, co-written and carried out by Ryder, that includes the band’s Brian Might. The class additionally included authentic songs from Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia, Showtime’s The L Phrase: Era Q, Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in addition to Roku’s Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story.
Whereas Yankovic didn’t take house the Music and Lyrics trophy for “Now You Know”, it was evening for Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story, which gained for Music Composition for a Restricted or Anthology Collection, Film or Particular (Unique Dramatic Rating) and for Excellent Tv Film.
Ted Lasso additionally ended the evening with two Emmys as Sam Richardson gained for Visitor Actor in a Comedy Collection.
