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Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” copyright infringement lawsuit is still ongoing. CNN Business reports that last Thursday, the 32-year-old got on the stand to play his guitar and sing the first line of the song to prove that he didn’t copy core elements from the Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On.” Sheeran’s performance was in […]
The heirs of Ed Townsend—the songwriter and producer who co-wrote Marvin Gaye’s classic record “Let’s Get It On”—are suing Ed Sheeran for copyright infringement for allegedly copying core aspects of the R&B classic for his chart-topping track “Thinking Out Loud.” The Townsend estate, including his daughter, Kathryn Townsend Griffin, sister Helen McDonald, and the estate of his […]
Jay-Z nearly appeared on Ed Sheeran’s 2017 smash hit “Shape of You.” In an interview with Rolling Stone, Sheeran revealed Hov turned down the chance to contribute a guest verse. Released as the first single off Sheeran’s third studio album, 2017’s Divide, “Shape of You” would go on to top the Billboard 100 for 12 non-consecutive […]
The Weeknd, certainly no stranger to breaking records, has now been determined to be “statistically the most popular musician on the planet.” That’s the word straight from the folks at Guinness World Records, which announced two new titles held by the singer on Monday. Specifically, he’s now added the distinctions of having the most monthly listeners on […]
Though it arrived a little later than expected, Burna Boy’s sixth studio album is finally here. On Friday, the Nigerian singer-songwriter came through with Love, Damini, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2020’s Twice as Tall. Burna—birth name Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu—announced the project back in April and later confirmed his plans to release it on July 2 in celebration of […]
New music releases are heating up as we get deeper into the spring. Pusha-T finally dropped his long-awaited album It’s Almost Dry, featuring the soulful, Kanye-assisted track “Dreamin’ of the Past.” Megan Thee Stallion is back with her fiery anthem “Plan B,” and Southside tapped Travis Scott and Future for their new collab “Hold That […]
Lil Baby has joined forces with Ed Sheeran. Weeks after unleashing a couple of solo tracks, the ATL rapper returns with the official remix of Sheeran’s 2021 track “2Step.” The song was accompanied by a visual that was shot in the Ukrainian capital last year, months before the country was invaded by Russia. “We filmed the ‘2Step’ video […]
Ed Sheeran came out victorious in his years-long legal fight over “Shape of You.” In 2018, grime artist Sami Switch sued the British singer-songwriter for allegedly plagiarizing his 2015 song “Oh Why.” The plaintiff claimed Sheeran and “Shape of You” co-writers—producer Steve Mac and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid—had stolen “Oh Why’s” melody for Sheeran’s 2017 chart-topper. Switch and “Oh […]
Ed Sheeran is a fan of South Park, but one episode in particular left a bad taste in his mouth. The singer-songwriter opened up to Slam Radio about the show, per The Independent , explaining that the episode “Ginger Kids” negatively impacted his experience in the U.S. The 2005 episode follows Eric Cartman as his hair turns red after he’s made fun of […]
Ed Sheeran has expressed his desire to become more environmentally sustainable. The “Shivers” singer mentioned on BBC Radio London that his sustainability efforts start at his UK home. “I have got a massive beehive. I have this massive wildlife pond with newts in it, salamanders and there’s a grass snake that lives in there and hedgehogs,” he […]
