“Ed Sheeran Plays and Sings in Court to Prove Innocence in Plagiarism Case”

28.04.2023

After the High Court in London ruled in his favor in one of the cases during the past year, Sheeran pleaded his innocence this time from the accusations brought against him by the heirs of Ed Townsend by playing him inside the courtroom in New York, so why did he do that and did this matter help him?

British pop star Ed Sheeran sang while playing the guitar yesterday evening, Thursday (April 27), in a courtroom in New York, where he is appearing in a case related to plagiarism from a song by American Marvin Gaye, according to US media. This is the second time in a year that Sheeran, 32, has faced a case related to plagiarism in his world-famous songs.

And after the London High Court ruled in his favor in one of the cases last year, Sheeran pleaded not guilty this time to the charges brought against him by the heirs of Ed Townsend, a musician and producer who co-authored Gaye’s song released in 1973. The trial began at the weekend in Manhattan.

The New York Times reported that a music specialist indicated on Thursday that the succession of notes in the two songs is somewhat similar, which prompted Sheeran to perform the song inside the courtroom while playing the violin. guitar.

Sheeran played the main four riffs on his song “Thinking Out Loud,” emphasizing its difference from the beats of Marvin Gaye’s “Lets Get It On” (1973). And Sheeran tried by strumming clip from his song Then another from Gaye’s song, to prove that tones Let’s Get It On is not compatible with Thinking Out Loud.

The British musician also confirmed to the court that in February 2014 he wrote the lyrics to his song at his home in partnership with singer-songwriter Amy Wedge, with whom he usually interacts. “We were sitting with our two guitars, and we composed a lot of songs,” Sheeran was quoted as saying by ABC News.

And the song “Thinking Out Loud” appeared upon its release in the ranking of the top 100 songs in the United States, and Sheeran won the Grammy for “Song of the Year” for the year 2016. The sessions are scheduled to resume next Monday.

A.A.J/A.J (AFP)