Ed Sheeran Serenades , High Court of London Hoping To Prove, He Didn't Steal "Shape of You".
BBC News reports pop star Ed Sheeran attempted to use his warm, low tenor to his benefit recently while standing trial in London's High Court.
BBC News reports pop star Ed Sheeran attempted to use his warm, low tenor to his benefit recently while standing trial in London's High Court.
Sheeran faces accusations of stealing the hook of his 2017 single, "Shape of You," from Sami Chokri's 2015 song, "Oh Why.".
Sheeran faces accusations of stealing the hook of his 2017 single, "Shape of You," from Sami Chokri's 2015 song, "Oh Why.".
Hoping to illustrate the limitations of melody in popular music, Sheeran sang Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" and then Blackstreet's "No Diggity.".
Hoping to illustrate the limitations of melody in popular music, Sheeran sang Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" and then Blackstreet's "No Diggity.".
If you put them all in the same key, they'll sound the same.
, Ed Sheeran, via statement.
If you put them all in the same key, they'll sound the same.
, Ed Sheeran, via statement.
Sheeran contends he's never even heard Chokri's "Oh Why.".
Sheeran contends he's never even heard Chokri's "Oh Why.".
Sheeran, who reportedly consumes music "voraciously," insists that in 2016, when "Oh Why" experienced heavy circulation in the U.K., he was not "plugged in.".
The pop star says "Shape of You" was initially better suited for artists Little Mix or Rihanna.
He says he hesitated to release the song himself.
The pop star says "Shape of You" was initially better suited for artists Little Mix or Rihanna.
He says he hesitated to release the song himself.
I didn't want to put it out and I was... proved wrong.
, Ed Sheeran, via statement.
"Shape of You" was the best-selling single of 2017.
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Sheeran's royalties, though currently frozen, are said to be worth about $26 million.
Sheeran's legal team launched proceedings in May 2018, asking the High Court to find Chokri's melody had not been infringed by "Shape of You.".
Subsequently, in July 2018, Chokri filed a claim citing "copyright infringement, damages and an account of profits in relation to the alleged infringement."
