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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larry Neumeister

Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A jury concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get It On” when he created his hit song “Thinking Out Loud.”

The verdict in New York came after a two-week trial that featured a courtroom performance by Sheeran as the singer insisted, sometimes angrily, that the trial was a threat to all musicians who create their own music.

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