Ed Sheeran in a bid to win his sixth Brit award

Ed Sheeran has been named as one of the favourites to win Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 2024.

The Halifax-born singer – who spent his earliest years in Hebden Bridge – has been named as a favourite to win by the Online Betting Guide (OLBG) alongside RAYE, Dave and Calvin Harris within the Song of the Year category.

No stranger to awards, Sheeran has previously won five Brit awards, four Grammy awards and most recently a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy in 2024.

The OLBG has given Sheeranan11.1percentprobabilityof winning the category with his Eyes Closed track.

Jake Ashton, entertainment betting content editor at OLBG, said: “The buzz surroundingthe2024BritAwards is palpable, as UK singer RAYE breaks records with the highest number of nominations ever received by an artist in a single year.

"While RAYE maintains a strongposition,theunpredictable nature of award ceremoniesleavesroomforsurprises.”

Artist RAYE with her track

Escapism is currently the favourite to win in the Song of theYearcategorywitha47.6per cent probability, followed by Central Cee and Dave’s Sprinter (40 per cent), Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s Miracle (14.3 per cent), and Sheeran’s Eyes Closed.

Eyes Closed was released in MarchlastyearaspartofSheeran’s fifth studio album.

The Brit Awards 2024 will take place on Saturday, March 2 and will feature 14 awards categories including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop Act.

ItwillbeshownonITV1and ITVX, live from The O2 arena, following the huge success of the 2023 show moving to the weekend for the first time in its history.