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Ellie Goulding: 'I don't mind having fun on TikTok'
By Bonnie McLaren and Megan LawtonNewsbeat reporters
TikTok and streaming might have changed the Music Industry a lot in The Past decade, but Ellie Goulding says she enjoys the new challenges.
It was Back in 2009 that was signed, and a year she later she won The Bbc 's annual Sound Of… poll.
Since then, she's had 11 UK Top 10 singles and Three Uk Number Ones .
But, speaking to BBC Newsbeat, Ellie says that the " whole climate of music" has changed since she started Out - partly thanks to Social Media .
" I quite enjoy The Challenges what you have to do as an artist now and it's not Easy - it's something you have to work at, " Ellie says.
" But when you're writing Songs close to your heart and you're putting them Out There , that's all you can really do, And Then Everything Else is a bonus.
" The Music Industry is definitely not the same as it used to be when I started Out . I'm on TikTok, I'm on socials, I put myself Out There and I actually enjoy it. I don't mind having fun. "
The Singer , 35, was honoured with The President 's Award at This Week 's Bmi Awards , which celebrate songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
'People forget I write music'Even though she's been writing Songs since she was a teenager, she says the award is the First Time her songwriting has been recognised.
" I think people forget that I write My Own music, and it just feels good, " she says.
" It's Hard Work writing Songs - especially pop Songs , that takes a different kind of dedication.
" With Pop Music , There 's formulas - There 's things not to say, There 's things to say. And so it's a real art form.
" I'm So Lucky that I get to do it as my as my job because I love it so much. I've been writing pop Songs since I was a teenager. And so to be recognised by songwriting for the First Time , it's very cool. "
Ellie wasn't the only winner on The Night - Tems was given the Impact Award for rising artists, which has previously been won by RAYE and Arlo Parks . Ed Sheeran also picked up four awards.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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