Chart-topping singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been awarded an MBE by the Prince of Wales for a glittering musical career and his charity work.

The award winning celebrity, whose latest album Divide spent more than 15 weeks at the top of the charts, received the honour during a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.

Jack Whitehall will host the BRIT Awards for the first time in 2018, it has been announced.

The comedian takes over hosting duties from Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis, who presented the 2017 ceremony after Michael Buble was unable to attend.

YouTube plans to introduce a paid music service in March, according to people familiar with the matter, a third attempt by parent company Alphabet to catch up with rivals Spotify and Apple.

The new service could help appease record-industry executives who have pushed for more revenue from YouTube.

Spotify has announced the biggest artists of 2017, with the most-streamed singer revealed as - unsurprisingly - Ed Sheeran.

His third album ÷ (Divide) was the most streamed album in the UK and globally, while his monster single "Shape of You" was the most listened-to song, with an eye-watering 1.4bn streams.

This year's final of the X Factor pulled in the lowest ratings the show has seen since its inception.

Overnight figures for Saturday's show attracted just 4.4m viewers in comparison to Strictly Come Dancing, which saw an audience of 9.9m tune in.