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"Ed Sheeran has downplayed his chart success in the US, claiming that he does not &amp;quot;want to get blinded&amp;quot; by it. The musician&amp;#039;s album + has made a big impact in the US, where Sheeran broke the chart record for highest entry (number 5) for a debut album by a male British artist.      Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy at the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend in London, he said: &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s a tiny bit to celebrate now but not enough to warrant celebrating loads. I don&amp;#039;t want to get blinded by a small bit of success. &amp;quot;Until the album sells a million copies there won&amp;#039;t be a lot to celebrate. I&amp;#039;ve played some of my first shows out there and they&amp;#039;ve gone down well, but there&amp;#039;s still a long way to go.&amp;quot; The 21-year-old also expressed excitement about the challenge of conquering America, after experiencing huge success in his native UK. He noted: &amp;quot;I spent the last five years in the UK - I&amp;#039;ve done four tours and it&amp;#039;s almost come to the end of my album cycle. I think people will be expecting me to go away for a while anyway. &amp;quot;I think people would get a bit sick of me if I didn&amp;#039;t take a break!&amp;quot;  Sheeran&amp;#039;s success in the US has led to rumours of potential big-name collaborations with a number of US hip-hop acts.  The singer confirmed to Digital Spy that he has been approached by a number of artists, but declined to give further details as &amp;quot;they are currently songs for their projects, so I don&amp;#039;t want to spoil anything&amp;quot;. The singer-songwriter performed today (June 23) at Hackney Weekend, Radio 1&amp;#039;s largest ever free-ticketed event. Over 100,000 people are expected to see him perform alongside Leona Lewis, Rizzle Kicks, Jessie J, Rihanna and Jay-Z. Photo gallery - Hackney Weekend in photos:  Watch the video for Ed Sheeran&amp;#039;s single &amp;#039;Small Bump&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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