Ed Sheeran refused entry to own label's Grammys after-party for fourth year in a row

Ed Sheeran performed in front of thousands at the Grammy Awards – but he was refused entry to his own label’s after-party.

The multi-award winning artist, 25, revealed it was the fourth consecutive year that he was rejected from the party.

Speaking on On Air With Ryan Seacrest he said: “Yeah, that's actually happened four years in a row, and that's not just my label's after-party, that's just after-parties in general.

“Do you know what I don't get – it's like you walk into those parties and there's four musicians there and everyone else there are people from LA who didn't even go to the Grammys and just want a party to go to.”

Sheeran said he had more luck with Benny Blanco and Diplo's party – but soon left after it got too crowded.

He continued: “I went to Benny Blanco and Diplo's party and arrived there super-early, and I was like, ‘This is really cool noo one’s here!’ And suddenly 2,000 people turned up and I was like, ‘I'm going’.”

Sheeran – who performed his new single Shape of You at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards – said he once organised a party after the MTV EMAs and banned his famous friends from bringing their entourages.

He said: “I did a party at the EMAs in Milan and my rule was nobody was allowed to come with an entourage or bring bodyguards. Bieber turned up on his own and played pool with Twenty One Pilots.

“The more entourage you have [in the US] the more the next person has to have. It’s a power thing. If you turn up with 30 people it looks cool.”