"We are Proud of Ed Sheeran" has gone trending in anticipation of the musician's category being called at the Grammy Awards 2013. His song "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year. The Twitterverse is filled with reasons why Sheeran is enjoying such a strong support from fans.

"Today's gonna be a long day," Sheeran tweeted hours ahead of the pre-telecast Grammys. He stays in touch with his fans, and acknowledges their show of support and affection particularly on a potentially joyous occasion in his career.

Sheeran later posted to Instagram a photo of him with music icon Elton John. They are scheduled to perform at the Grammys.

Why is ‘We are Proud of Ed Sheeran’ Trending on Twitter?

Trending on Twitterverse: 'We Are Proud Of Ed Sheeran'

Following are some of the Ed Sheeran shout-outs on Twitter, from loving fans standing by the musician whether or not he gets a Grammy nod.

We are proud of Ed Sheeran Cause his talent and heart is bigger than the earth <3. - apaolama

We are proud of Ed Sheeran is trending i love him so much - saraawilcox

If Ed Sheeran doesnt win .. i think the world is controled by illuminatis.. we are proud of Ed Sheeran .. - jaquepedia

We Are Proud Of Ed Sheeran is trending I am going to start sobbing just please give Ed his grammy already - TheSchroYo

Having written songs for One Direction and taking part in Taylor Swift's Red album, Sheeran is enjoying the support of pop stars together with his own following. The musician tweeted he is "gearing up to perform now."

Stars align for Sheeran tonight as fans continue to cheer him on. To sum up the Twitter shout-outs, here's a tweet from user '@ilovetomyidols:'

"We Are Proud Of Ed Sheeran @edsheeran I love you, lucky tonight. You are already a winner. #GRAMMYs"

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