Singer Ed Sheeran says he finds pop star Miley Cyrus "fantastic" even though she was captured on camera mouthing an expletive at him at a recent music awards ceremony.

She called him "a******".

He says he has no issues with the 21-year-old and thinks she's "got a great voice" despite the fact that she was captured on camera mouthing the insult at him, as he reached out for high-fives from other people while walking past her en route to accept his award, reports contactmusic.com.

Asked about the incident, he said: "Well, I don't know why people were expecting that (high-five). I've never met her. There was a high-five between me and Scooter (Braun) because I know him, and that was the only high-five. I don't know what people were expecting."

He added: "I think she's a fantastic artist. I think she's got a great voice, writes great songs."