Setlist: Ed Sheeran wins another song-theft legal battle
CMU's weekly podcast reviews Ed Sheeran's jury win in the Thinking Out Loud song-theft case and proposed US ticketing regulations.…
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CMU Digest 07.05.23: Ed Sheeran, Brixton Academy, Spinrilla, Adidas, Katy Perry
CMU's weekly digest covers Ed Sheeran's song-theft win, Brixton Academy's licence review, Spinrilla's $50 million settlement and other music business news.…
Ed Sheeran did not rip off Let’s Get It On says jury in song-theft case
Ed Sheeran did not infringe the copyright in Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when he wrote his…
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Ed Sheeran did not rip off Let’s Get It On says jury in song-theft case
Ed Sheeran did not infringe the copyright in Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when he wrote his…
Ed Sheeran losing will remove "an essential element in every songwriter's toolkit", argues lawyer in song-theft case
Ed Sheeran's lawyer argued in closing arguments that a ruling against him would remove basic musical building blocks from songwriters' toolkits.…
Ed Sheeran calls musicologist's actions "criminal" in Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial
Ed Sheeran has accused a musicologist testifying for the Ed Townsend estate of misrepresenting his song, and threatened to quit music if he loses the case.…
CMU Digest 30.04.23: Triller, Brixton Academy, Ed Sheeran, IMPALA, Peermusic
This week's digest covers Triller conceding a $4.5m debt to Sony Music, police seeking revocation of Brixton Academy's licence, and the Ed Sheeran song-theft trial opening in New York.…
Ed Sheeran gets his guitar out in court as song-theft case continues
Ed Sheeran testified in the 'Thinking Out Loud' copyright trial, explaining his songwriting process and playing guitar in court while denying copying Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'.…
Non-idiot (allegedly) Ed Sheeran testifies on first day of Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial
Ed Sheeran testified on the first day of the 'Thinking Out Loud' trial, dismissing a 2014 concert mashup as proof of copying and saying many pop songs share chords.…
Ed Sheeran song-theft case gets underway in New York
The 'Thinking Out Loud' copyright trial has begun in New York with jury selection complete, the Townsend estate alleging Sheeran copied Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'.…
Nominations for The Ivors announced
Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon, and Cleo Sol and Inflo, lead the Ivor Novello nominations with three each, with winners to be revealed on 18 May.…
Ed Sheeran releases new single Eyes Closed
Ed Sheeran has released 'Eyes Closed' with a video directed by Mia Barnes, a song about grief inspired by the deaths of Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne.…