Sheeren madness: Ed slams copyright cowboys after ‘Shape of You’ victory

Singer-songwriter wins case after being accused of passing other artists’ work off as his own

06 April 2022 - 20:14 By Michael Holden

British singer Ed Sheeran said baseless copyright claims are damaging the music industry after he won a case in the London high court on Wednesday regarding whether a refrain in his 2017 mega hit Shape Of You had been lifted from another artist...

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