The Ed Sheeran ‘Shape of You’ verdict reveals the realities of pop songwriting in the streaming era - The Independent

The singer-songwriter has won a major plagiarism trial over his 2017 single ‘Shape of You’. Mark Beaumont assesses what the verdict means for Sheeran and the wider music industry

The judgment is an emphatic vindication of the creative genius of Ed, Johnny [McDaid] and Steve [Mac]. So trumpeted Ed Sheerans lawyers, at the news that he and his songwriting team had won the high-… [+4745 chars]

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