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Ed Sheeran Fans Are Really Upset About His Grammy Snubs

The singer was missing from the nominees in the award show's top categories.
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We’re just thinking out loud here, but Twitter users do not seem happy with the Grammys right now.

Among the nominations for the 60th annual Grammy Awards announced Tuesday, singer Ed Sheeran earned two nods. His album “Divide” was mentioned in the Best Pop Vocal Album category, and his single “Shape of You” snagged a nomination for Best pop Solo Performance — but fans feel that it’s not good enough.

Sheeran broke several records after releasing “Divide” in March. The album broke streaming records in its first week on the charts and helped Sheeran become the fastest-selling male artist on the U.K. charts. Despite all this success, the singer was snubbed in the top categories (Record, Album or Song of the Year).

Here’s what they were saying about that in the Twitterverse.

Oof. At least Sheeran was nominated for two Grammys. We wouldn’t like to see his fanbase had he received none ...

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Kids At The Grammys
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Thomas Wesley Pentz, aka Diplo, walked the red carpet with his sons, 6-year-old Lockett Major Wesley Pentz and 2-year-old Lazer Lee Louis Pentz. (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
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Five-year-old Blue Ivy Carter paid tribute to Prince with her pink suit and ruffle blouse. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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James 'Munky' Shaffer of Korn and his wife, Evis X. Shaffer, brought their 4-year-old son D'Angelo Draxon Shaffer. (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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DJ Khaled and his fiancée Nicole Tuck, brought their 3-month-old son, Asahd Tuck Khaled. (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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Schoolboy Q walked the red carpet with his 7-year-old daughter, Joy Hanley, who also rocked a pink suit. (credit:Alberto E. Rodriguez via Getty Images)
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Travis Barker attended the Grammys with his two kids, 13-year-old Landon Asher Barker and 11-year-old Alabama Luella Barker. (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
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French Montana brought his 7-year-old son, Kruz Kharbouch, to the Grammys. (credit:John Shearer via Getty Images)
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Accepting the award for Best Reggae Album, Ziggy Marley was joined onstage by three of his children, 11-year-old Judah, 10-year-old Gideon and 6-year-old Abraham. (credit:Kevork Djansezian via Getty Images)
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