Ed Sheeran stunned by MOBO nomination

Ed Sheeran is baffled he has been nominated for an honour at the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, branding the nod "weird".

The flame-haired pop star is on the shortlist in the Best U.K. Male category at the ceremony, which takes place in Liverpool next month.

The nomination prompted Labrinth, who is up for three MOBOs, to tell the Daily Star newspaper, "I think it is a bit weird because Ed Sheeran doesn't make black music."

And Sheeran is equally as confused by the announcement - in a post on Twitter.com, he provided a link to the article alongside the statement, "I agree with that."