Singer in crisis mode: fear of plagiarism allegations – Ed Sheeran is now filming himself writing a song

Pop Singer in crisis mode

Fear of plagiarism allegations – Ed Sheeran is now filming himself writing a song

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Ed Sheeran in court in London

Source: dpa

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Singer Ed Sheeran was in court for weeks, had to defend his hit “Shape of You” against allegations of plagiarism. The Brit won – but is now apparently drawing consequences for his everyday life as a songwriter.

NAfter successfully defending himself against accusations of plagiarism in a copyright lawsuit, the British pop star Ed Sheeran now wants to be on the safe side whenever he writes his songs on film. “Now I just film everything, everything’s on film,” Sheeran said in an interview with the BBC.

If someone once again accuses him of copying his songs, he can say: “Well, here are the recordings, take a look at them. You will see that there is nothing there.”

Sheeran insisted that he loves to come up with his own songs. “Personally, I think the best feeling in the world is the euphoria surrounding the first idea of ​​writing a great song,” the 31-year-old singer told the broadcaster. But now he’s questioning the first idea and saying to himself, “Oh wait, let’s step back for a minute.”

“Neither intentionally nor subconsciously” Sheeran copied the song

The musicians Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue had accused Sheeran in court of having taken parts of the melody of their song “Oh Why” for his worldwide hit “Shape of You”. Sheeran and his two co-authors, Steven McCutcheon and John McDaid, denied the allegations.

On Wednesday, London’s High Court ruled that Sheeran “neither intentionally nor subconsciously” took parts of “Oh Why”, although there are similarities between the two titles. The unsuccessful plaintiff is threatened with high follow-up costs, while Sheeran, in turn, can now dispose of previously withheld license income from “Shape of You” in the amount of more than two million pounds, as the British “Daily Mail” reports.

With more than three billion views, “Shape of You” is the most streamed song on Spotify. Sheeran won a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for the hit, released in 2017.