Ed Sheeran dominates 2014 DS Music Reader Awards 

Ed Sheeran has dominated the music categories at the 2014 Digital Spy Reader Awards.

A total of 26,942 people voted in the complete poll, and Sheeran picked up the most votes in the Best Song, Best Album and Best Male Solo Artist categories.

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Sheeran\'s \'Thinking Out Loud\' was named the song of the year ahead of Ella Henderson\'s \'Ghost\', while his second record

The singer-songwriter\'s friend Taylor Swift won the Best Female Solo Artist category, pushing Ella Henderson into second place.

album track \'18\', won the Best Group prize for the second year in a row.

The top five in each music category were as follows:

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