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# Ed Sheeran Voted Most Important Artist In Black & Urban Music (WTF?)
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/ed-sheeran-voted-most-important-artist-in-black-urban-music-wtf/
- Published: 2014-07-16T12:51:09.000Z
- Updated: 2014-07-16T12:51:09.000Z
- Description: A panel of industry experts and BBC 1Xtra DJs has named Ed Sheeran the most important artist in black and urban music. 1 Xtra bills itself as leading black music. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/07/ed-sheeran-voted-most-important-artist-in-black-urban-music-wtf.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Radio & Satellite, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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A panel of industry experts and BBC 1Xtra DJs has named Ed Sheeran the most important artist in black and urban music. 1 Xtra bills itself as leading black music station in the UK. #2 on the chart was twice as white as Sheeran, if that's possible. Disclosure – two white brothers named Guy and Howard Lawrence, and the equally Caucasian Sam Smith was in fourth place.

Rapper Tinie Tempah was the highest rated black artist at #3.

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Artists were considered on a number of variables such as sales statistics, plus more subjective areas like the quality of music and impact across the wider industry.

**The explanation?**

"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,: said a BBC spokesperson.

**The full list** via [Buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/kimberleydadds/ed-sheeran-has-been-voted-the-most-important-act-in-black-an?ref=hypebot.com):

1\. Ed Sheeran  
2\. Disclosure  
3\. Tinie Tempah  
4\. Sam Smith  
5\. Rudimental  
6\. Emeli Sande  
7\. Naughty Boy  
8\. Katy B  
9\. Krept & Konan  
10\. Fuse ODG  
11\. Boy Better Know  
12\. Rita Ora  
13\. Lethal Bizzle  
14\. DJ Fresh  
15\. Jessie J  
16\. Wiley  
17\. Giggs  
18\. Laura Mvula  
19\. Wretch 32  
20\. Dizzee Rascal

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