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Ed Sheeran wants £250 million from Keir Starmer to pay for better music education

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Ed Sheeran wants £250 million from Keir Starmer to pay for better music education

Having set up his own foundation to support education initiatives, Ed Sheeran is now calling on Keir Starmer to commit to a £250 million package to support music education in schools and beyond. That is required, he says, to “repair decades” of governments “dismantling” support for young musicians…

Chris Cooke • 24 Mar 2025

Music rights investor wants Ed Sheeran’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ song theft dispute to go to USA’s highest court

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Music rights investor wants Ed Sheeran’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ song theft dispute to go to USA’s highest court

The company that accused Ed Sheeran of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when writing ‘Thinking Out Loud’ wants the US Supreme Court to consider the case after the Second Circuit appeals court sided with Sheeran. It all swings on a copyright law technicality…

Chris Cooke • 10 Mar 2025

Ed Sheeran launches foundation supporting music education

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Ed Sheeran launches foundation supporting music education

Ed Sheeran last week visited talent development projects in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast to formally launch a new foundation that will support music education. The foundation aims to ensure more young people have access to instruments, performance opportunities and industry pathways…

Chris Cooke • 13 Jan 2025

Ed Sheeran song-theft case should be reconsidered because of fishy Supreme Court ruling, says SAS

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Ed Sheeran song-theft case should be reconsidered because of fishy Supreme Court ruling, says SAS

The Second Circuit Appeals Court recently ruled that Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ doesn’t rip off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’. But the company involved in that lawsuit says a recent US Supreme Court ruling impacts on a copyright technicality that could change that judgement…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2024

Another court says that Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ is not a ‘Let's Get It On’ rip off

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Another court says that Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ is not a ‘Let's Get It On’ rip off

Ed Sheeran has again defeated a legal claim that his hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ rips off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’. A jury sided with Sheeran on this claim in May 2023, but a second lawsuit was filed by a company with an interest in Gaye’s song. That second lawsuit was dismissed and then appealed…

Chris Cooke • 04 Nov 2024

Labour commits to UK ticket touting price cap, as Ed Sheeran's team welcomes guilty verdict in ticket tout court case

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Labour commits to UK ticket touting price cap, as Ed Sheeran's team welcomes guilty verdict in ticket tout court case

The music industry has welcomed two big developments in relation to the battle against for-profit ticket touting in the UK. The Labour Party says it now supports a price cap for ticket resale, while two people connected to touting company TQ Tickets have been found guilty of fraudulent trading…

Chris Cooke • 14 Mar 2024

Setlist Podcast: UK music revenues are back to their CD peak (sort of)

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Setlist • 5 min read

Setlist Podcast: UK music revenues are back to their CD peak (sort of)

Music retail revenues are now higher than their 2001 peak (just don't adjust for inflation), and the brewing legal battle between Kanye West and the Donna Summer estate…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 01 Mar 2024

And Finally! Ed Sheeran has let British music down, and now everyone only likes K-pop

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And Finally! Ed Sheeran has let British music down, and now everyone only likes K-pop

You know who’s popular? Taylor Swift. The IFPI confirmed it this week with its annual Global Recording Artist Of The Year list. Ed Sheeran’s dropped out of the top ten though, as have BTS, although only one of them has a decent excuse. This and a selection of this week’s funniest music news awaits……

Andy Malt • 23 Feb 2024

Music stars back Andrew Lloyd Webber in call for more music education funding

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Music stars back Andrew Lloyd Webber in call for more music education funding

Dua Lipa, Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Royal Blood have all co-signed a letter from Andrew Lloyd Webber to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer calling for more funding for music in schools - and in particular to support the work of the Music In Secondary Schools Trust…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

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Dolby teams up with Ed Sheeran on Atmos promoting campaign

Dolby has teamed up with Ed Sheeran for a new marketing campaign that insists that fans will love his music even more when experienced via Dolby Atmos…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

Appeal filed in second 'Thinking Out Loud' song-theft case

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Appeal filed in second 'Thinking Out Loud' song-theft case

An appeal has been filed with the US Second Circuit court in relation to the other song-theft case that accuses Ed Sheeran of ripping off ‘Let’s Get It On’ when he wrote ‘Thinking Out Loud’…

Chris Cooke • 04 Oct 2023

Ed Sheeran gets a Gold BRIT Billion award for passing ten billion UK streams

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Ed Sheeran gets a Gold BRIT Billion award for passing ten billion UK streams

The BPI has presented Ed Sheeran with a Gold BRIT Billion award to celebrate him being streamed over ten billion times in the UK…

Chris Cooke • 04 Oct 2023