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Super hit Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran accused of plagiarism?

Recently, Ed Sheeran had to stand trial because his song Thinking Out Loud is being accused of plagiarizing from the famous song of 1 time music legend Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On.

In recent days, Ed Sheeran is facing a lawsuit related to the issue of plagiarism in the song Thinking Out Loud. Specifically, the legal inheritance representative of the late artist Ed Townsend has denounced and sued Ed Sheeran for plagiarizing the song "Let's Get It On", a song co-written by Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend in 1973.

After days of intense controversy, Ed Sheeran was ordered to pay $ 100 million in damages to the heirs of the late artist Ed Townsend because of "remarkable similarities" between the two songs.

Recently, Ed Sheeran officially appeared in court in Manhattan Federal Court. He has denied the allegations from Ed Townsend's family against him. Ed Sheeran also angrily announced that he would give up music if the jury found him guilty: "If that happens, everything will be over with me. I will stop everything... I feel offended. really devoting her whole life, becoming a singer and musician, and then being humiliated like that."

Faced with mixed reviews, Ed Sheeran immediately refuted and said that he and other performers regularly perform these types of mash ups on many occasions. Ed Sheeran said he has combined Thinking Out Loud with Van Morrison's Crazy in Love and Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You.

Moreover, Thinking Out Loud is also the biggest hit of Ed Sheeran's musical career. The proof shows that although the song was released in 2014, but up to now it has reached 3.5 billion views after nearly 9 years of release.

Ed Sheeran receives support from fans after winning a lawsuit

The court officially ruled that Ed Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" was not a copy of "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye. Immediately after the statement was made, Ed Sheeran was extremely emotional and burst into tears because he was "vindicated". Not only that, a series of stars also breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated the male singer on winning the lawsuit.

Karen Fairchild of the country group Little Big Town affirmed that this is not only a victory for Ed Sheeran but also a victory for all artists when their brains and efforts are recognized.


Niall Horan - a former member of the cult group One Direction - also immediately sent words of encouragement and support to his British friend. Below the comment section, the male singer briefly shared a thank you.

In addition, a series of other artists also pay their respects to Ed Sheeran such as Finneas, Noah Cyrus, TV MC Danny Clayton...

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