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. .
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."
