Lewis Capaldi overtakes Ed Sheeran with UK’s most streamed song ever

LEWIS Capaldi has overtaken Ed Sheeran with the UK’s most streamed song ever — and he joked: “Nice guys finish last.”

The 26-year-old Scot’s Someone You Loved topped Ed’s Shape Of You, in a list compiled to celebrate 70 years of the Official Singles Chart.

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Lewis Capaldi has overtaken Ed Sheeran with the UK’s most streamed song ever

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Lewis’ Someone You Loved topped Ed’s Shape Of You, in a list compiled to celebrate 70 years of the Official Singles ChartCredit: Getty

It has received 562million audio- and video streams.

Ed’s was the only other song over 500million — but not by enough.

Capaldi hailed himself “king of music”He was presented with an award by the Official Charts Company and an inflatable crown.

He said Sheeran, 31 — who has co-written with him — was “like a brother . . . a mentor”.

But he jibed: “To Ed I say, ‘Eat my s**t’.

“Nice guys finish last.

You snooze, you lose, kiddo. Keep up!”

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Ed joked with Lewis that “nice guys finish first”.Credit: Getty

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Lewis said Sheeran, who has co-written with him, was ‘like a brother . . . a mentor’