Ed Sheeran was found not liable in the copyright lawsuit trial that accused his song “Thinking Out Loud” of infringing on Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On.”
After three hours of deliberations that followed a two-week trial in New York from April to May, the jury announced their verdict in favor of Sheeran, finding that he independently created his 2014 single and did not copy Gaye’s hit.
While Sheeran was pleased with the outcome (he won’t have to retire now, as he threatened during his testimony), he...
After three hours of deliberations that followed a two-week trial in New York from April to May, the jury announced their verdict in favor of Sheeran, finding that he independently created his 2014 single and did not copy Gaye’s hit.
While Sheeran was pleased with the outcome (he won’t have to retire now, as he threatened during his testimony), he...
- 9/25/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Less than two weeks after a jury found that Ed Sheeran’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” did not copy Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On,” a federal judge has dismissed a second copyright case accusing the singer of copying the same 1973 track, Reuters reports.
Although U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton had previously ruled that Sheeran would need to face a jury trial in the second case, the judge reversed the decision and dismissed the case brought by Structured Asset Sales on Tuesday.
Stanton, who presided over...
Although U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton had previously ruled that Sheeran would need to face a jury trial in the second case, the judge reversed the decision and dismissed the case brought by Structured Asset Sales on Tuesday.
Stanton, who presided over...
- 5/17/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Two things you probably didn’t know about Ed Sheeran: He had a stutter as a kid, and he cured it by rapping along to Eminem.
Sheeran developed the stutter after undergoing laser surgery to remove a birthmark from his face. “One day, they forgot to put the anesthetic on, and ever since then, I had a stutter,” he recalled back in 2015. He attended speech therapy to work on the affliction, but, as he told Howard Stern more recently, it was actually a gift from his uncle that helped the most.
“When I was nine, my uncle bought me The Marshall Mathers LP, and he just said to my dad, ‘This guy’s the next Bob Dylan, you gotta let him listen,'” he said. “My dad didn’t really clock it. He was just like, ‘Okay, Edward’s gonna go and listen to that.’ And by learning that...
Sheeran developed the stutter after undergoing laser surgery to remove a birthmark from his face. “One day, they forgot to put the anesthetic on, and ever since then, I had a stutter,” he recalled back in 2015. He attended speech therapy to work on the affliction, but, as he told Howard Stern more recently, it was actually a gift from his uncle that helped the most.
“When I was nine, my uncle bought me The Marshall Mathers LP, and he just said to my dad, ‘This guy’s the next Bob Dylan, you gotta let him listen,'” he said. “My dad didn’t really clock it. He was just like, ‘Okay, Edward’s gonna go and listen to that.’ And by learning that...
- 5/14/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Los Angeles, May 9 (Ians) ‘Shape of You singer Ed Sheeran has spoken about his victory in the ‘Thinking Out Loud copyright infringement lawsuit last week.
Stating that he feels the jury believed that he did not copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit ‘Let’s Get It On’ for his song, Sheeran furnished the reasons behind the same, reports ‘Variety’.
Sheeran told ‘Good Morning America’ that it was “101 songs with the same chord sequence, and that was just, like, scratching the surface”. He added that the jury “was very quick to see that and be like, ‘Oh, yeah'”.
As per ‘Varietu’, Sheeran had been steadfast in his denial that he’d taken from Gaye’s song, despite the lawsuit brought by the family of Gaye’s co-writer on the song, the late Ed Townsend.
Sheeran’s song does recall the tempo and chord progression of Gaye’s hit, but finally, his testimony and performance of the song,...
Stating that he feels the jury believed that he did not copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit ‘Let’s Get It On’ for his song, Sheeran furnished the reasons behind the same, reports ‘Variety’.
Sheeran told ‘Good Morning America’ that it was “101 songs with the same chord sequence, and that was just, like, scratching the surface”. He added that the jury “was very quick to see that and be like, ‘Oh, yeah'”.
As per ‘Varietu’, Sheeran had been steadfast in his denial that he’d taken from Gaye’s song, despite the lawsuit brought by the family of Gaye’s co-writer on the song, the late Ed Townsend.
Sheeran’s song does recall the tempo and chord progression of Gaye’s hit, but finally, his testimony and performance of the song,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ed Sheeran wasn't kidding when he said he'd put his career on pause if he lost a copyright lawsuit that accused him of using elements of the 1973 Marvin Gaye hit "Let's Get It On" in his 2015 hit "Thinking Out Loud" without permission. Before a jury ruled in his favor, Sheeran - who vehemently denied the accusations - threatened he would leave the music industry if he lost. People reported that, when his attorney questioned him on the stand about the toll the trial was taking on May 2, Sheeran replied: "If that happens, I'm done, I'm stopping." He added, "I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it."
In a May 5 interview on SiriusXM's "The Morning Mash Up," he explained that while he wouldn't have stopped performing, he was dead serious about putting down his songwriting pen.
In a May 5 interview on SiriusXM's "The Morning Mash Up," he explained that while he wouldn't have stopped performing, he was dead serious about putting down his songwriting pen.
- 5/5/2023
- by Joely Chilcott
- Popsugar.com
Singer Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” Won’t Quit Performing
A jury decided Thursday that Ed Sheeran‘s 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not steal from Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On.”
After the verdict, Sheeran, 32, nodded his head in acknowledgment to the jurors and mouthed the words “Thank you.”
The ruling came after a two-week copyright infringement trial between the singer-songwriter and the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the classic 70s song with Gaye.
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Sheeran called the copyright allegations “insulting.” He and his co-writer Amy Wage testified that the chords the lawsuit was concerned about were a “common progression” used in several songs.
Outside the courthouse, Sheeran read an official statement to reporters. The singer said he missed his grandmother’s funeral in Ireland due to the trial and would “never get that time back.”
“I am obviously very happy with the outcome of the case,” Ed Sheeran said in a statement...
After the verdict, Sheeran, 32, nodded his head in acknowledgment to the jurors and mouthed the words “Thank you.”
The ruling came after a two-week copyright infringement trial between the singer-songwriter and the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the classic 70s song with Gaye.
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Sheeran called the copyright allegations “insulting.” He and his co-writer Amy Wage testified that the chords the lawsuit was concerned about were a “common progression” used in several songs.
Outside the courthouse, Sheeran read an official statement to reporters. The singer said he missed his grandmother’s funeral in Ireland due to the trial and would “never get that time back.”
“I am obviously very happy with the outcome of the case,” Ed Sheeran said in a statement...
- 5/5/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
More than a decade after Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift kicked off their friendship, the two are still going strong.
Sheeran, who recently sat down with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, opened up about how he often confides in his long-time friend about things going on in his career — and his life.
“I have long, long, long conversations with Taylor about stuff just because I feel like she’s one of the only people that actually truly understands where I’m at,” he explained, “because she’s solo artist, she’s stadiums.”
The “Shape of You” singer said he and the “Anti-Hero” artist spent an hour and 20 minutes catching up prior to the interview.
“We were just … Everything that was on our minds we talked about,” he said. “I mean that in itself is kind of therapy as well because you’re actually talking to someone that genuinely gets it,...
Sheeran, who recently sat down with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, opened up about how he often confides in his long-time friend about things going on in his career — and his life.
“I have long, long, long conversations with Taylor about stuff just because I feel like she’s one of the only people that actually truly understands where I’m at,” he explained, “because she’s solo artist, she’s stadiums.”
The “Shape of You” singer said he and the “Anti-Hero” artist spent an hour and 20 minutes catching up prior to the interview.
“We were just … Everything that was on our minds we talked about,” he said. “I mean that in itself is kind of therapy as well because you’re actually talking to someone that genuinely gets it,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed Sheeran won a copyright infringement trial on Thursday, and so has music itself, at least according to some music copyright experts.
With Sheeran coming away victorious in the much-publicized “Thinking Out Loud”/ “Let’s Get It On” trial, music copyright experts tell Rolling Stone they’re hopeful the decision will chill what they describe as frivolous lawsuits going forward, as the verdict tells those looking to sue that winning out isn’t so simple.
“It will give people a little bit more comfort in terms of feeling they might...
With Sheeran coming away victorious in the much-publicized “Thinking Out Loud”/ “Let’s Get It On” trial, music copyright experts tell Rolling Stone they’re hopeful the decision will chill what they describe as frivolous lawsuits going forward, as the verdict tells those looking to sue that winning out isn’t so simple.
“It will give people a little bit more comfort in terms of feeling they might...
- 5/4/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
New York, May 4 (Ians) Ed Sheeran was acquitted on Thursday (US East Coast Time) in the Manhattan federal court in New York City on a charge that he plagiarised the Marvin Gaye ’70s hit ‘Lets Get It On’ for his own ‘Thinking Out Loud’, reports ‘Variety’.
The verdict that found him not liable for copyright infringement came after just a few hours of deliberation, adda ‘Variety’. The jury had officially begun deliberations after closing arguments on Wednesday evening, although, as it was after 5 p.m., the judge held them just long enough for a get-acquainted session before sending them home for the night.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton had sent the Manhattan jury into deliberations with a pointed admonition: “Independent creation is a complete defence, no matter how similar that song is.”
Stanton’s instructions, according to ‘Variety’, left a high bar in the jury’s minds for...
The verdict that found him not liable for copyright infringement came after just a few hours of deliberation, adda ‘Variety’. The jury had officially begun deliberations after closing arguments on Wednesday evening, although, as it was after 5 p.m., the judge held them just long enough for a get-acquainted session before sending them home for the night.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton had sent the Manhattan jury into deliberations with a pointed admonition: “Independent creation is a complete defence, no matter how similar that song is.”
Stanton’s instructions, according to ‘Variety’, left a high bar in the jury’s minds for...
- 5/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
A jury found today that Ed Sheeran did not wrongfully copy Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On” with his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.”
The jury reached a unanimous verdict after just under three hours of deliberations.
The lawsuit was brought by the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the Motown classic. The suit alleged that the syncopated chord pattern of Sheeran’s song, which is noticeably similar to the 1973 tune, is the beating “heart” of “Let’s Get It On.”
The New York Times reported that, after the verdict was rendered, the singer approached Kathryn Griffin Townsend, Mr. Townsend’s daughter, and spoke briefly with her.
Sheeran read a statement outside the courtroom, saying in part:
“”I’m obviously very happy with the outcome of the case, and it looks like I’m not having to retire from my day job after all. … We spent...
The jury reached a unanimous verdict after just under three hours of deliberations.
The lawsuit was brought by the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the Motown classic. The suit alleged that the syncopated chord pattern of Sheeran’s song, which is noticeably similar to the 1973 tune, is the beating “heart” of “Let’s Get It On.”
The New York Times reported that, after the verdict was rendered, the singer approached Kathryn Griffin Townsend, Mr. Townsend’s daughter, and spoke briefly with her.
Sheeran read a statement outside the courtroom, saying in part:
“”I’m obviously very happy with the outcome of the case, and it looks like I’m not having to retire from my day job after all. … We spent...
- 5/4/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
A verdict has been reached in Ed Sheeran‘s copyright trial. On Thursday, a New York City jury found that the 32-year-old singer did not copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit, “Let’s Get It On,” on his 2014 song, “Thinking Out Loud.”
“I feel like the truth was heard and the truth was believed,” Sheeran told People in a statement. “It’s nice that we can both move on with our lives now — it’s sad that it had to come to this.”
The decision came one day after lawyers delivered their closing arguments. During Ilene Farkas’ closing statement, the lawyer, who represented Sheeran in the trial, focused on independent creation, common elements, and combination of elements.
Meanwhile, in plaintiff attorney Keisha Rice’s closing statement, she claimed that Sheeran was trying to use his celebrity to overpower the jury. Additionally, she alleged that Sheeran saying on the stand that he...
“I feel like the truth was heard and the truth was believed,” Sheeran told People in a statement. “It’s nice that we can both move on with our lives now — it’s sad that it had to come to this.”
The decision came one day after lawyers delivered their closing arguments. During Ilene Farkas’ closing statement, the lawyer, who represented Sheeran in the trial, focused on independent creation, common elements, and combination of elements.
Meanwhile, in plaintiff attorney Keisha Rice’s closing statement, she claimed that Sheeran was trying to use his celebrity to overpower the jury. Additionally, she alleged that Sheeran saying on the stand that he...
- 5/4/2023
- by Divya Goyal
- ET Canada
Ed Sheeran has prevailed in a lawsuit claiming his song “Thinking Out Loud” copied Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.”
After three hours of deliberation, a Manhattan jury decided that Sheeran’s 2014 hit was “independently created” and did not steal elements from Gaye’s 1973 song. Sheeran’s lawyer Ilene Farkas said the similar chord progression was akin to “the letters of the alphabet of music,” adding that “these are basic musical building blocks that songwriters now and forever must be free to use, or all of us who love music will be poorer for it.”
Following the decision, Sheeran joked about “not having to retire from my day job after all” before delivering a statement about his frustration with “baseless claims like this” being allowed “to go to court at all.” He continued by saying, “We’ve spent the last eight years talking about two songs with dramatically different lyrics,...
After three hours of deliberation, a Manhattan jury decided that Sheeran’s 2014 hit was “independently created” and did not steal elements from Gaye’s 1973 song. Sheeran’s lawyer Ilene Farkas said the similar chord progression was akin to “the letters of the alphabet of music,” adding that “these are basic musical building blocks that songwriters now and forever must be free to use, or all of us who love music will be poorer for it.”
Following the decision, Sheeran joked about “not having to retire from my day job after all” before delivering a statement about his frustration with “baseless claims like this” being allowed “to go to court at all.” He continued by saying, “We’ve spent the last eight years talking about two songs with dramatically different lyrics,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Throughout the copyright infringement case alleging that he lifted Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On” on his own hit record “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran’s biggest frustration seems to have been the ongoing questioning of his artistic integrity as both a musician and songwriter. In an April interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the singer positioned the trial, which enters deliberations today, as a betrayal of the basic nature of creating music.
“The thing with these cases, it’s not usually songwriters that are suing songwriters.
“The thing with these cases, it’s not usually songwriters that are suing songwriters.
- 5/4/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Ed Sheeran copyright infringement trial wrapped up testimony at the end of the court day, as the judge sent the Manhattan jury into deliberations with a pointed admonition: “Independent creation is a complete defense, no matter how similar that song is.”
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton’s instructions may have left a high bar in the jury’s minds for just how much evidence the plaintiffs’ attorneys needed to have established to prove that Sheeran and his co-writer actually copied Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when they wrote the pop hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’, reports ‘Variety’.
According to Insider, Stanton told jurors that the lawyers for the heirs of Gaye’s co-writer, Ed Townsend, needed to “prove by a preponderance of the evidence… that Sheeran actually copied and wrongfully copied ‘Let’s Get It On'” – as opposed to the coincidental, negligible similarities argued by Sheeran’s attorneys.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton’s instructions may have left a high bar in the jury’s minds for just how much evidence the plaintiffs’ attorneys needed to have established to prove that Sheeran and his co-writer actually copied Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when they wrote the pop hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’, reports ‘Variety’.
According to Insider, Stanton told jurors that the lawyers for the heirs of Gaye’s co-writer, Ed Townsend, needed to “prove by a preponderance of the evidence… that Sheeran actually copied and wrongfully copied ‘Let’s Get It On'” – as opposed to the coincidental, negligible similarities argued by Sheeran’s attorneys.
- 5/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ed Sheeran is in the midst of trial for a lawsuit that claims his song “Thinking Out Loud” rips off the Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On.” His attorneys have spent the past few months unsuccessfully trying to get the case dismissed, but now, he’s raising the stakes by threatening to quit music entirely if he’s found guilty of copyright infringement.
Per New York Post, when Sheeran’s attorney asked what he’d do if the plaintiffs won the case, he responded: “If that happens, I’m done. I’m stopping… I find it really insulting to work my whole life as a singer-songwriter and diminish it.”
Sheeran has vehemently insisted that any similarities between his 2014 hit and Gaye’s 1973 song are purely coincidental, and that those similarities were too common to constitute copyright infringement. To drive his point home, he reportedly “belted out various mashups...
Per New York Post, when Sheeran’s attorney asked what he’d do if the plaintiffs won the case, he responded: “If that happens, I’m done. I’m stopping… I find it really insulting to work my whole life as a singer-songwriter and diminish it.”
Sheeran has vehemently insisted that any similarities between his 2014 hit and Gaye’s 1973 song are purely coincidental, and that those similarities were too common to constitute copyright infringement. To drive his point home, he reportedly “belted out various mashups...
- 5/2/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
New York, May 2 (Ians) Ed Sheeran had strong words for a musicologist on Monday (U.S. East Coast Time) as the court hearing over alleged similarities between his hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and R&b and soul singer Marvin Gaye’s classic ‘Let’s Get It On’ entered its second week, reports ‘Variety’.
“I think what he is doing is criminal,” Sheeran said of the prior testimony from Alexander Stewart, a musicologist hired as an expert witness by Gaye’s estate, according to the ‘New York Times’. “I don’t know why he’s allowed to be an expert.”
Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing are being sued by three heirs of Ed Townsend, who is the credited co-writer with Gaye on the 1973 song.
As he did last week, notes ‘Variety’, Sheeran played his guitar to refute Stewart’s testimony, in which he argued that one of the...
“I think what he is doing is criminal,” Sheeran said of the prior testimony from Alexander Stewart, a musicologist hired as an expert witness by Gaye’s estate, according to the ‘New York Times’. “I don’t know why he’s allowed to be an expert.”
Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing are being sued by three heirs of Ed Townsend, who is the credited co-writer with Gaye on the 1973 song.
As he did last week, notes ‘Variety’, Sheeran played his guitar to refute Stewart’s testimony, in which he argued that one of the...
- 5/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ed Sheeran and Alanis Morissette will both judge and perform on the next “America Idol” on Sunday, May 7, ABC announced on Monday.
Regular judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will be in the U.K. taking part in Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III and will will still be checking in live via Windsor Castle, while fellow judge Luke Bryan holds down the fort in Los Angeles.
Morissette will also mentor the remaining contestants, who will be performing some of her songs live on the show. Meanwhile, the finalists will be teamed up in twos for duets of Sheeran’s hit songs.
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Sheeran will also take the stage and give viewers an exclusive performance of his new single.
The British singer/songwriter appeared in a Manhattan court last week after being sued by heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend,...
Regular judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will be in the U.K. taking part in Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III and will will still be checking in live via Windsor Castle, while fellow judge Luke Bryan holds down the fort in Los Angeles.
Morissette will also mentor the remaining contestants, who will be performing some of her songs live on the show. Meanwhile, the finalists will be teamed up in twos for duets of Sheeran’s hit songs.
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Sheeran will also take the stage and give viewers an exclusive performance of his new single.
The British singer/songwriter appeared in a Manhattan court last week after being sued by heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Ed Sheeran spent another day in court attempting to convince non-musicians that “Thinking Out Loud” didn’t rip off Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” On Monday, the singer whipped out his guitar once again, this time running through four acoustic song mashups between his song and ones from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Blackstreet, and Van Morrison to try to prove a point against musicologist Alexander Stewart’s claims about his melodies and intentions.
According to the Daily Beast, Sheeran said that while creating “Thinking Out Loud,...
According to the Daily Beast, Sheeran said that while creating “Thinking Out Loud,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Perhaps inspired by the intimacy of playing solely for a judge and a jury of his peers in the ongoing copyright trial he’s entangled in, Ed Sheeran will hit the road next month to play smaller venues for what he’s dubbed the “ – “ tour. (If you want to say it out loud, Sheeran suggests you pronounce it “Subtract Tour.”) The dates kick off May 19 at Clearwater, Florida’s Ruth Eckerd Hall and run in and around the dates of his “+ – = ÷ x Tour” (in Sheeranese, the “Mathematics Tour”), which finds him playing stadiums.
- 4/28/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In a packed New York courtroom, Ed Sheeran picked up his guitar Thursday and launched into a tune that has him locked in a copyright dispute over Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get it On” as the only audience that mattered — a jury — looked on.
Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write “Thinking Out Loud” a decade ago.
He reached back, grabbed his guitar from a rack behind the witness stand and explained that writing a song was second nature to him. He said he used his own version of phonetics to create songs so quickly that he could write up to nine in a day. Even last weekend, Sheeran claimed, he wrote 10 songs.
Then he sang just a few words of the pivotal tune, bringing smiles to the faces of...
Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write “Thinking Out Loud” a decade ago.
He reached back, grabbed his guitar from a rack behind the witness stand and explained that writing a song was second nature to him. He said he used his own version of phonetics to create songs so quickly that he could write up to nine in a day. Even last weekend, Sheeran claimed, he wrote 10 songs.
Then he sang just a few words of the pivotal tune, bringing smiles to the faces of...
- 4/28/2023
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed Sheeran played his guitar and sang on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The singer sought to prove he did not dupe Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On” during the copyright infringement trial.
The British singer-songwriter strummed the four-chord progression at the core of his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” which he said he wrote with longtime collaborator Amy Wadge within a few hours in February 2014 at Sheeran’s home, per ABC.
He also sang what he claimed were the song’s original lyrics,...
The British singer-songwriter strummed the four-chord progression at the core of his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” which he said he wrote with longtime collaborator Amy Wadge within a few hours in February 2014 at Sheeran’s home, per ABC.
He also sang what he claimed were the song’s original lyrics,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
A musicologist testified Wednesday that Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” “sound very, very similar” in the copyright infringement trial against Sheeran.
However, the testimony was overshadowed in part when Kathryn Townsend Griffin — the daughter of the late “Let’s Get It On” co-writer Ed Townsend, whose estate is suing Sheeran — collapsed in court during the defense’s cross-examination of music expert Dr. Alexander Stewart, a witness for the plaintiff.
On the stand, Stewart told the court that the two songs...
However, the testimony was overshadowed in part when Kathryn Townsend Griffin — the daughter of the late “Let’s Get It On” co-writer Ed Townsend, whose estate is suing Sheeran — collapsed in court during the defense’s cross-examination of music expert Dr. Alexander Stewart, a witness for the plaintiff.
On the stand, Stewart told the court that the two songs...
- 4/27/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ed Sheeran took the stand on Tuesday in a New York courtroom, denying accusations that his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” copied Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On.”
A lawyer defending the estate of a co-writer of Gaye’s 1973 song said he had “smoking gun” evidence that Ed Sheeran took elements of the Seventies classic on his 2014 single during his opening statement in the civil trial against the musician.
Attorney Ben Crump made the remarks during the court hearing where the British star’s attorneys claimed...
A lawyer defending the estate of a co-writer of Gaye’s 1973 song said he had “smoking gun” evidence that Ed Sheeran took elements of the Seventies classic on his 2014 single during his opening statement in the civil trial against the musician.
Attorney Ben Crump made the remarks during the court hearing where the British star’s attorneys claimed...
- 4/25/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles, April 24 (Ians) The ‘Shape of You’ hitmaker Ed Sheeran is expected to take to the stand in a case which claims his ‘Thinking Out Loud’ tune violates a copyright.
The hit 2014 tune rocketed to number one in the UK charts – but there are claims it violates the copyright of the Marvin Gaye classic ‘Let’s Get It On’, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
The opening statements and jury selection is now to begin in a case in which the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 soul classic, claim Ed’s song has “striking similarities” to the soul classic. The case was initially filed in 2017 and is now expected to last a week as the fight takes place in the Manhattan federal courtroom.
As per ‘Mirror.co.uk’, ‘Let’s Get It On’ has been a sensation since its release 50 years ago, garnering hundreds of millions of streams,...
The hit 2014 tune rocketed to number one in the UK charts – but there are claims it violates the copyright of the Marvin Gaye classic ‘Let’s Get It On’, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
The opening statements and jury selection is now to begin in a case in which the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 soul classic, claim Ed’s song has “striking similarities” to the soul classic. The case was initially filed in 2017 and is now expected to last a week as the fight takes place in the Manhattan federal courtroom.
As per ‘Mirror.co.uk’, ‘Let’s Get It On’ has been a sensation since its release 50 years ago, garnering hundreds of millions of streams,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and the inspiration for several of his songs, died Saturday of an undisclosed cause at her home in Rhode Island, her family announced. She was 66.
Hunter Gaye was introduced to the singer by producer Ed Townsend during a 1973 recording session at Hitsville West in Los Angeles for his album Let’s Get It On, which was released that year. Gaye at the time was married to Anna Gordy, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy; Hunter Gaye was 17, he was 34.
Gaye wrote the song “Jan” for his future wife and recorded it for his 1974 album, Marvin Gaye Live!, and his 1976 album, I Want You, has been described as “a romantic and erotic tribute” to her. His 1977 disco single, “Got to Give It Up,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, featured her on background vocals.
Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and the inspiration for several of his songs, died Saturday of an undisclosed cause at her home in Rhode Island, her family announced. She was 66.
Hunter Gaye was introduced to the singer by producer Ed Townsend during a 1973 recording session at Hitsville West in Los Angeles for his album Let’s Get It On, which was released that year. Gaye at the time was married to Anna Gordy, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy; Hunter Gaye was 17, he was 34.
Gaye wrote the song “Jan” for his future wife and recorded it for his 1974 album, Marvin Gaye Live!, and his 1976 album, I Want You, has been described as “a romantic and erotic tribute” to her. His 1977 disco single, “Got to Give It Up,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, featured her on background vocals.
- 12/6/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A federal judge has ordered Ed Sheeran to stand trial over accusations that his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” ripped off Marvin Gaye’s iconic “Let’s Get It On”.
Billboard reports that Judge Louis Stanton denied a request by Sheeran’s lawyers to drop the case, which was first filed back in 2018; the judge was not swayed by the arguments of Sheeran’s attorneys that the suit was invalid because the various elements the singer-songwriter was alleged to have lifted from Gaye’s 1973 hit weren’t unique enough to covered by copyright.
“There is no bright-line rule that the combination of two unprotectable elements is insufficiently numerous to constitute an original work,” the judge wrote in his ruling. “A work may be copyrightable even though it is entirely a compilation of unprotectable elements.”
Read More: Ed Sheeran Accused Of Ripping Off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’, Jury To Decide 100-Million Lawsuit,...
Billboard reports that Judge Louis Stanton denied a request by Sheeran’s lawyers to drop the case, which was first filed back in 2018; the judge was not swayed by the arguments of Sheeran’s attorneys that the suit was invalid because the various elements the singer-songwriter was alleged to have lifted from Gaye’s 1973 hit weren’t unique enough to covered by copyright.
“There is no bright-line rule that the combination of two unprotectable elements is insufficiently numerous to constitute an original work,” the judge wrote in his ruling. “A work may be copyrightable even though it is entirely a compilation of unprotectable elements.”
Read More: Ed Sheeran Accused Of Ripping Off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’, Jury To Decide 100-Million Lawsuit,...
- 10/1/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Six long years after Ed Sheeran was first hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit “Thinking Out Loud,” a federal judge denied Sheeran’s request to toss the case and ordered the case to trial.
In 2016, the estate of Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye’s co-writer on “Let’s Get It On,” sued Sheeran over similarities between that classic and his “Thinking Out Loud”; that case is still pending.
Structured Asset Sales, which owns a one-third stake in Townsend’s copyrights, filed a similar lawsuit in 2018, and that’s...
In 2016, the estate of Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye’s co-writer on “Let’s Get It On,” sued Sheeran over similarities between that classic and his “Thinking Out Loud”; that case is still pending.
Structured Asset Sales, which owns a one-third stake in Townsend’s copyrights, filed a similar lawsuit in 2018, and that’s...
- 9/30/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In music, the two most high-profile court cases are the copyright infringement lawsuits against Ed Sheeran and Led Zeppelin — and now the outcome of the former is being tied to that of the latter.
A Manhattan judge canceled a scheduled September jury trial for the case against Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” this week, saying he wants to wait for the resolution of a case against Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.” The heirs of Ed Townsend sued Sheeran in 2016, alleging that the singer-songwriter’s 2014 “Thinking Out Loud” lifted...
A Manhattan judge canceled a scheduled September jury trial for the case against Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” this week, saying he wants to wait for the resolution of a case against Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.” The heirs of Ed Townsend sued Sheeran in 2016, alleging that the singer-songwriter’s 2014 “Thinking Out Loud” lifted...
- 7/5/2019
- by Amy X. Wang
- Rollingstone.com
Ed Sheeran is asking a New York federal judge to reconsider his bid to avoid a copyright infringement trial over his 2014 song "Thinking Out Loud."
The heir of songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's hit "Let's Get It On," sued Sheeran in June, claiming his track infringes on her partial copyright in the classic. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton earlier this month denied Sheeran's motion for summary judgment, finding similarities in both the musical elements and the overall "aesthetic appeal."
On Thursday, Sheeran asked Stanton to either reconsider the ...
The heir of songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's hit "Let's Get It On," sued Sheeran in June, claiming his track infringes on her partial copyright in the classic. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton earlier this month denied Sheeran's motion for summary judgment, finding similarities in both the musical elements and the overall "aesthetic appeal."
On Thursday, Sheeran asked Stanton to either reconsider the ...
- 1/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ed Sheeran not only thinks the claim he ripped off a Marvin Gaye classic is total rubbish, but one of the people suing him doesn't even have a leg to stand on ... according to new docs. We broke the story ... Sheeran was sued nearly 2 years ago for allegedly jacking the heart of Gaye's sexy song, "Let's Get It On," for his hit track, "Thinking Out Loud," and after some legal back-and-forth, Ed's finally fighting back.
- 6/15/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ed Sheeran is reportedly being sued by the estate of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On," on the basis that Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" contains similarities that verge on duplication. Sheehan, 25, is also facing a lawsuit over his song "Photograph" and its supposed "striking similarities" to another song by songwriters Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard. If Sheeran can take any solace in his legal troubles this summer, it's that he's hardly the first musician to be sued for copyright infringement. Below, some of the more famous cases from the past decade. Led Zeppelin vs.
- 8/10/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran is reportedly being sued by the estate of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On," on the basis that Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" contains similarities that verge on duplication. Sheehan, 25, is also facing a lawsuit over his song "Photograph" and its supposed "striking similarities" to another song by songwriters Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard. If Sheeran can take any solace in his legal troubles this summer, it's that he's hardly the first musician to be sued for copyright infringement. Below, some of the more famous cases from the past decade. Led Zeppelin vs.
- 8/10/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran was sued for copyright infringement for the second time this year on Tuesday. Ed Sheeran Sued Sheeran’s recent Grammy winner for Song of the Year, “Thinking Out Loud,” has been accused of sounding shockingly similar to Marvin Gaye’s famed hit “Let’s Get it On.” The heirs of musician Ed Townsend, who wrote the music and […]
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- 8/10/2016
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Has Ed Sheeran found himself in hot water over his 2014 single "Thinking Out Loud,"? The British singer is being sued by the family of Ed Townsend - co-writer of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" - who have accused Sheeran, 25, of stealing the melody, harmony, and rhythm composition of Gaye's 1973 hit, TMZ reports. A rep for Sheeran did not immediately respond to People's request for comment. Townsend's family weren't the only ones to allege similarities between the songs. Recently, during their 25th anniversary show in New Jersey, boyband Boyz II Men pointed out the apparent likeness between the tracks...
- 8/10/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Has Ed Sheeran found himself in hot water over his 2014 single "Thinking Out Loud,"? The British singer is being sued by the family of Ed Townsend - co-writer of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" - who have accused Sheeran, 25, of stealing the melody, harmony, and rhythm composition of Gaye's 1973 hit, TMZ reports. A rep for Sheeran did not immediately respond to People's request for comment. Townsend's family weren't the only ones to allege similarities between the songs. Recently, during their 25th anniversary show in New Jersey, boyband Boyz II Men pointed out the apparent likeness between the tracks...
- 8/10/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran has been accused of stealing from another composer’s work. Again. The singer was slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit on Tuesday that claims his hit “Thinking Out Loud” infringes on the classic Marvin Gaye song “Let’s Get It On.” The suit was filed by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the 1973 classic with Gaye. Also Read: Ed Sheeran Defended by Singer Whose Song He's Accused of Stealing “The defendants copied the ‘heart’ of ‘Let’s’ and repeated it continuously throughout ‘Thinking,'” the lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, reads. “The melodic, harmonic...
- 8/10/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Ed Sheeran straight up jacked the heart of Marvin Gaye's famous panty-dropping song, "Let's Get It On" ... so claims Gaye's co-writer's heirs in a new lawsuit. Sheeran stands accused of ripping off the melody, harmony, and rhythm compositions from "Let's Get It On" for his smash hit, "Thinking Out Loud." Ed Townsend and Gaye co-wrote the song. Both are dead, and Townsend's heirs are now suing Sheeran, claiming he lifted key parts of the...
- 8/9/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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