In the current round of Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off, it’s 2016’s take on a British Invasion fan war, with Ed Sheeran‘s Sheerios going up against One Direction‘s Directioners. The well-matched competitors — both have over 60,000 votes, with Ed Sheeran only ahead by just under 400 — will need their fans to rally around them over the next six days for one of them to advance to our next round.
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Despite Ed’s lengthy social media hiatus and lull in official releases — his last album was 2014’s x, which topped the Billboard 200 album chart — his Sheerios certainly haven’t forgotten him, voting for him to move on against Little Mix‘s Mixers. Ed won his first Grammys earlier his year (Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance) for the sentimental “Thinking Out Loud.” Before “buggering off for a bit,” Ed announced his third album is on its way and will be “the best thing [he’s] made thus far.”
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The departure of Zayn, and a hiatus, hasn’t caused 1D’s Directioners to lose steam; their last album, 2015’s Made in the A.M., reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, with singles “Drag Me Down” and “Perfect” reaching No. 3 and No. 10 on the Hot 100 chart, respectively. With active social media accounts where the members commemorate important group anniversaries and records, the four lads of 1D want fans to know they haven’t forgotten every little step that’s brought them to this point.
There are six days left in our current round — vote for your fave in Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off now.