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Mike Bedigan

Ed Sheeran vs Marvin Gaye: Why was the singer sued over copyright claims?

Ed Sheeran has won a US lawsuit after a jury found that he did not copy Motown singer Marvin Gaye’s most iconic song, following a two-week trial in New York.

The case centred on whether the British singer-songwriter’s 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud ripped off elements of Gaye’s 1973 soul classic Let’s Get It On, and will be seen as a major victory for recording artists.

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