Ed Sheeran, his record label Warner Music and music publisher Sony Music Publishing persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Friday to uphold a decision that his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On.” The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan agreed with a … Read more
Four decades after the death of Marvin Gaye, new music from the late artist could be on the horizon. The surprise news comes thanks to a Belgian musician named Charles Dumolin, who hosted the R&B legend at his Ostend home for a time. Dumolin has revealed a never-before-seen collection of costumes, letters, notebooks and dozens … Read more
He was singing out loud. Ed Sheeran performed a snippet of “Thinking Out Loud” in front of a Manhattan courtroom Thursday, singing and strumming a few notes on an acoustic guitar during his Marvin Gaye copyright infringement trial. While testifying on the witness stand, the “Shape of You” singer took a tan Lowden wooden acoustic … Read more