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Singer wins plagiarism lawsuit over Marvin Gaye song Let’s Get It On

Singer hugs lawyers after winning Marvin Gaye plagiarism lawsuit

A Manhattan jury has found that Ed Sheeran did not plagiarise Marvin Gaye’s 1973 song “Let’s Get It On” for his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud”.

The British singer-songwriter was being sued by the heirs of Ed Townsend, the songwriter who composed the slow jam classic with Gaye.

They accused Sheeran’s song of copying the anthem’s harmonic progressions as well as melodic and rhythmic elements without permission.

The lawsuit was initially filed in 2017, but has taken six years to finally reach a Manhattan federal court.

Sheeran vehemently denied plagiarising “Let’s Get It On”. His lawyers have argued that the song uses common constructions found in many pop tracks.