Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran, Halsey and Khalid sued for copyright infringement
nme.comBenny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid and Ed Sheeran, as well as their respective labels, are being sued for copyright infringement over Blanco’s debut single ‘Eastside’.‘Eastside’, which was co-written by Sheeran, was released in 2018 and featured guest vocals from Khalid and Halsey.
Now, Konstantine Lois and Shane Williams of the band American XO are alleging the track has strong similarities to their 2015 song ‘Loveless’.According to TMZ, Lois and Williams claim the songs share similar note dyads, note intervals and tempos, as well as a familiar beat.
They allege that Blanco must have come across ‘Loveless’, and copied parts of it for ‘Eastside’.Listen to both songs below:‘Eastside’ is lifted from Blanco’s debut album, ‘Friends Keep Secrets’.
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