It seems Ed Sheeran glad his long legal battle is over, he can sing. So he did.
On Thursday, Sheeran won the first-ever copyright infringement lawsuit against him in 2018 alleging that Sheeran’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” plagiarized “Let’s Get It On.” ‘ by Marvin Gaye. The lawsuit is filed by the family of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s late co-author, and the Townsend family claims $100 million in damages.
After the verdict was announced in Sheeran’s favor, the singer told reporters outside the court, “I’m obviously very pleased with the outcome of the case. And it looks like I won’t have to quit after all.”
These chords are common building blocks that have been used to make music long before ‘Let’s Get It On’ was written, and will be used to make music long after, Sheeran said. when we’re all gone. “They are in the ‘alphabet’ of musicians, our toolkit, and should be there for all of us to use. No one owns them or the way they are played, the same way no one owns the color blue.”
On Friday night, Sheeran changed out of the suit and tie he wore in court for a more casual outfit and celebrated his win and the release of his latest album, minuswith a mini concert on the street in New York City. minus was officially released on Friday, and Sheeran has a pop-up store, “The Subtract Experience,” now open in SoHo. To the delight of the gathered crowd of fans, Sheeran hopped into a parked Volvo with his acoustic guitar and performed about half a dozen songs, including the controversial “Thinking Out Loud.”
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Despite asking if he could “play a song before I go”, Sheeran submitted several songs after starting with “Boat”, in addition to minus.
In the video Sheeran posted his first song on Instagram, fans praised him in the comments, but were worried about the car he used as a makeshift stage.
“Ed this song is great but the volvos roof is done,” one person commented.
“As a Volvo owner, this worries me,” said another.
“Smash it. And the Volvo,” said another.
Sheeran is no stranger to paperwork nightmares, having been sacked by neighbors in the UK in 2022 for trying to install a private crypt below his home there. Lately, he’s been surprising people across the five boroughs, hanging out in Irish pubs and singing duets with subway buskers. He’s just here to spread joy and Sheeran qualities.
