(Sheeran has settled plagiarism lawsuits on at least three occasions and will go to trial on a fourth this September.) There, and elsewhere, his raps are cringey and simplistic, with all of the subtlety of a plot-driven song written by Lin Manuel Miranda: “It's that time/Big Mike and...
Following the 11-day trial at the High Court in March, Mr Justice Zacaroli ruled Sheeran "neither deliberately nor subconsciously" copied a hook from Oh Why when writing the "Oh I" phrase for Shape Of You. While there are "similariti...
Ed Sheeran The Salty Ju #NoFilter Tag Archives:Ed Sheeran Playlist Pub Nights My favorite thing about music is that any given song can immediately transport you back to a specific time in your life. This playlist is a love letter to my golden years of partying it up in TogaTown. Even ...
Sheeran said he's heard from other singers since the trial began last week because they share his worries about litigation resulting from their songwriting. He didn't identify any of them, but said they're cheering him on — grateful that he's standing up against what all songwriters view a...
During the trial, with Sheeran on the witness stand, Townsend estate lawyer Ben Crump questioned the singer about “smoking gun” evidence: Concert footage where Sheeran merged the two songs during a show; earlier that day, Crump described the mashup as a “confession.”...
A federal jury has ruled in Ed Sheeran’s favor in the highly contentious, and likely consequential, trial to determine whether his song “Thinking Out Loud” infringes the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” The New York Times reports. Though Sheeran and co-writer Amy ...
During the trial,stand, Townsend estate lawyer Ben Crump was questioned about “smoking gun” evidence: Concert footage where Sheeran merged the two songs during a show; earlier that day, Crump described the mashup as a “confession.”
Ed Sheeran performs on stage during day two of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola at London's O2 Arena. Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty Images Ed Sheeran is on track for a chart double in the U.K. as “Perfect” and Divide (Asylum) lead the respective singles and ...
Ed Sheeran sang in court again during his second day on the witness stand at a trial claiming he stole from Marvin Gaye to create "Thinking Out Loud."
Pop star Ed Sheeran faced the music again Wednesday in a federal courtroom in Lower Manhattan. CBS2's Dave Carlin has the latest on the singer's copyright case.