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 are now to begin in a case in which the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 soul classic, claim Sheeran’s song has “striking similarities” to the soul classic. 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, spins and radio plays over the decades. Sheeran’s tune won a Grammy for song of the year, and is a much more marital take on love and sex than that in question.

Source: Daily Mirror April 26, 2023 17:54 UTC