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Ed Sheeran strums guitar, sings song at copyright trial

Testifying in his own defence, British singer-songwriter has described his process for writing the song that is the subject of a copyright infringement case.

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Ed Sheeran sings and plays guitar on witness stand in copyright trial

Sheeran played ‘Thinking Out Loud’s’ basic chord progression while singing song’s original lyrics

The Independent UK

Woman accusing Ed Sheeran of ripping off Marvin Gaye hit collapses in court

Kathryn Townsend Griffin, the daughter of Gaye’s co-writer Ed Griffin, was taken away on a stretcher

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Woman accusing Ed Sheeran of copying Marvin Gaye track COLLAPSES in court

One of the heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend, who is accusing Ed Sheeran of copying Marvin Gaye's track Let's Get It On, has collapsed during the high profile New York court case

Daily Mirror

Ed Sheeran plagiarism accuser collapses in court

Singer is in court over his 2014 track ‘Thinking Out Loud’

The Independent UK

‘At 83, I still feel sexual’: Smokey Robinson on love, joy, drugs, Motown – and his affair with Diana Ross

The music legend has just released a fabulously filthy album. He looks back on his incredible life in songwriting, and his friendships with Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy and Aretha Franklin

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran trial erupts into laughter over ‘hideous’ AI rendition of ‘Let’s Get It On’

Even the plaintiff called the recording ‘hideous’

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Ed Sheeran defends himself against Let’s Get It On plagiarism accusations, arguing that he used an “unprotectable” chord progression

“Most pop songs can fit over most pop songs,” Sheeran tells a New York court

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Ed Sheeran’s live Marvin Gaye mash-up song is ‘smoking gun’, lawyer claims

Fan video shows Sheeran mixing ‘Thinking Out Loud’ with Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ during concert

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran – live: Singer testifies in Marvin Gaye plagiarism court case

Singer-songwriter is being sued for copyright infringement over Marvin Gaye’s song ‘Let’s Get it On’

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran testifies in Marvin Gaye copyright case: ‘Most pop songs can fit over most pop songs’

Appearing in New York court, singer-songwriter defends his ballad Thinking Out Loud against similarities with Gaye’s song Let’s Get It On

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran takes witness stand in New York copyright trial

The singer denies that his hit Thinking Out Loud ripped off Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran is being sued over allegations he ripped off Marvin Gaye's hit song, Let's Get It On. Here's what we know

It's not the first time Ed Sheeran has faced trial for a copyright issue. Here's what's happening with his current trial — brought by the heirs of the late Marvin Gaye co-writer, Ed Townsend — and how his team have defended him so far.

ABC News

Ed Sheeran copyright trial: Lawyer claims singer’s live Marvin Gaye mash-up is ‘smoking gun’

Fan video shows Sheeran mixing ‘Thinking Out Loud’ with Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ during concert

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Lawyer claims 'smoking gun proof' Ed Sheeran copied song

A lawyer for the heirs of Marvin Gaye's co-writer of the song “Let's Get It On” says he has “smoking gun” proof that Ed Sheeran's “Thinking Out Loud” violates the copyright of the soul classic

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran copyright trial: Everything you need to know about Marvin Gaye plagiarism case

Singer in court this week to defend himself over claims he stole from the most famous R&B anthem of all time

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran to testify in court as Marvin Gaye lawsuit trial begins in New York

Singer is being sued by heirs of Gaye’s co-writer Ed Townsend

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran hit, Marvin Gaye classic soul of copyright trial

Jury selection and opening statements are set to begin in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.”

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Nintendo's most elusive JRPG might never come West because of Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines

We're still paying the price for Blurred Lines

The Walrus

Blood and Honey: In Defence of the Winnie-the-Pooh Slasher Flick

Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s horror film might ruin your childhood, but it’s a win for creative freedom

Los Angeles Times

Death? Bill Nighy will worry about that later

LOS ANGELES — Bill Nighy handed me a cassette mixtape many years ago titled "Ooh Baby Ooh," a nod to the chorus of a Lou Reed rocker that was not among the 20 songs on the cassette, though there was plenty of Lou and Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield and…

The Guardian - UK

Barrett Strong: the Motown hitmaker was modest almost to a fault

Though he was quick to credit others’ contributions, Strong’s songwriting was absolutely critical to the label that remade American pop music

Daily Mirror

Motown legend and Temptations songwriter Barrett Strong dead at 81

His writing credits included I Heard It Through the Grapevine for Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Undisputed Truth’s ‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’, ‘War’ for Edwin Starr

Tribune News Service

Rolling Stone hails Aretha Franklin as greatest singer of all time

DETROIT — Rolling Stone ranks Aretha Franklin No. 1 in its list of the "greatest singers of all time" on Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

Jan Gaye, second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye, is dead at 66

LOS ANGELES — Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and mother of two of his children, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 66.

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