Builders scrawl names in cement on Ed Sheeran’s private estate chapel – after star finally receives planning permission

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Ed Sheeran’s trip to the High Court in London in a bid to defeat a song-theft lawsuit filed against him and his musical collaborators in relation to his 2017 track ‘Shape Of You’, and the return of LimeWire – not as a piece of peer-to-peer file-sharing software, but as a music NFT marketplace.

Another co-writer of the Ed Sheeran hit ‘Shape Of You’ took to the witness stand in the high court in London yesterday as the song-theft case against Sheeran and his musical collaborators continues. Producer Steve Mac – real name Steven McCutcheon – said the writing of ‘Shape Of You’ was very rapid and very collaborative.Sheeran and his songwriting collaborators – including McCutcheon – are accused of ripping off the earlier track ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue when they wrote their 2017 hit.

ED Sheeran created his No1 hit Shape of You at an extraordinary pace, his co-writer told the High Court yesterday. The singer was said to be a “whirlwind of ideas” when Steve McCutcheon met him for the first time to help on the 2017 single.

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World renowned singer Ed Sheeran has been relying on the support of his wife Cherry Seaborn amid his "disturbing and stressful" court case, which has seen him accused of copying music from other artists, a source has revealed. Ross O' Donoghue and Sami Chokri (who goes by the grime artist name Sami Switch) have alleged that Ed's 2017 'Shape of You' from his bestselling album ÷ ("Divide") used snippets from their own song 'Oh Why', and filed an official legal complaint back in 2018.

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Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid took to the stand in London’s high court yesterday in the ongoing song-theft legal battle over Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’, which he co-wrote. He mainly echoed comments already made by his musical collaborator earlier in the week, while also talking about the “culture” of dubious copyright claims in the US courts that followed the 2015 ‘Blurred Lines’ ruling, and insisting that the thought of plagiarising another artist’s work was “abhorrent”.Sheeran and his songwriting collaborators – including McDaid – are accused of ripping off the earlier track ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue when they wrote their 2017 hit.

Ed Sheeran‘s co-writer Johnny McDaid has described the idea of plagiarism as “abhorrent” during the ongoing copyright court case regarding ‘Shape Of You’.Sheeran, McDaid and co-writer Steve Mac have been accused of lifting “particular lines and phrases” for the 2017 ‘÷’ single from a track called ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Switch.The latter artist and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue have alleged that Sheeran took the “oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I” hook from the aforementioned song, which was released back in 2015. Sheeran has denied the claim and rejected the suggestion that he heard ‘Oh Why’ before he wrote ‘Shape Of You’ in October 2016.As BBC News reports, Snow Patrol‘s McDaid claimed in written evidence that he could not recall ever hearing ‘Oh Why’ “in any way” and said he was unaware of Sami Switch before the current legal case began.“I have been a professional songwriter for many years and have achieved substantial success,” he wrote.“I do not need or want to, nor would I ever, plagiarise other people’s work.

Ed Sheeran was left looking confused in court after a brand new song was played by mistake during his “Shape of You” trial. The singer-songwriter was “disconcerted” after an error resulted in the never-before-heard track being heard by those present in the High Court on Tuesday (8 March). Sheeran, looking at his lawyers, said: “That’s a song I wrote last January.

The next chapter of Camila Cabello’s musical career is pushing forward at breakneck speed, and in just the past few days, she has given her legion of fans plenty to enjoy. The former Fifth Harmony star has returned with new single “Bam Bam,” which serves as the latest official promotional cut off her upcoming third full-length Familia.The tune is a jaunty Latin-pop affair, and it perfectly melds the singer’s Cuban heritage with her Top 40 sensibilities.

Camila Cabello plays it cool over possibly showing some skin on national television.

Ed Sheeran has reportedly forked out a massive £3.7million to halt neighbour complaints at his sprawling estate in Suffolk after he faced a barrage of objections from disgruntled locals.The ever-growing home is said to have sparked uproar amongst the local community as the pop star continues to propose grandiose schemes to his mansion, which includes a swimming pool, two-story treehouse and a pub.It is believed that dad-of-one Ed has begun purchasing his neighbours houses in a bid to ease tensions and remove their objectiosn to his lavish building plans.The final home on his estate was added in 2019 when he reportedly paid £875,000 to buy out next-door neighbour Sharon Jest, who had often objected to his ongoing construction work.A neighbour in the town of Framlingham — which has a population of 3,342 and an average house price of £400,000 — told The Sun: “Ed paid over the odds for the new place, but he can afford it.”Ed’s neighbour Tony Robinson, 75, and seven other locals objected to plans by Ed to build an Anglo Saxon-style chapel, in which he wanted to marry his long-term girlfriend Cherry.The Shape Of You singer said some of his guests had “high profiles” and there would be a “need for discretion” which could not be met at the local parish church.Ed added that he wanted to build the flint chapel as a “retreat for contemplation and prayer”.In March 2018, Tony complained to the council: “It would appear that the applicant in his desire to satisfy the needs of the spiritual world continues to overlook his obligations to the living world, particularly that of protected species.”And Sharon, then in the house next door to Ed, wrote in her objection: “Over the last few years there has been and continues to be significant

Ed Sheeran sang Nina Simone‘s ‘Feeling Good’ and Blackstreet‘s ‘No Diggity’ in London’s High Court yesterday (March 8) as his ongoing plagiarism court case regarding his song ‘Shape Of You’ continues.Sheeran has denied lifting the “oh I, oh I, oh I” hook in his 2017 hit single from Sami Chokri’s (AKA Sami Switch) 2015 track ‘Oh Why’. The singer has also rejected the suggestion that he heard ‘Oh Why’ before he wrote ‘Shape Of You’ in October 2016.Royalties from ‘Shape Of You’, estimated to be worth £20million, have been frozen since Chokri and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue issued a claim for “copyright infringement, damages and an account of profits in relation to the alleged infringement” in July 2018.As BBC News reports, Sheeran sang snippets of Simone’s 1965 rendition of ‘Feeling Good’ and Blackstreet’s 1996 hit ‘No Diggity’ in court yesterday in an effort to illustrate how the “oh I” melody is commonplace in pop music.

Ed Sheeran further discussed his creative process in the high court in London yesterday as the song-theft legal battle over his 2017 hit ‘Shape Of You’ continued. He also revealed how his team usually deal with songs he’s written that contain elements in common with old songs – a process that may or may not have been applied to the unreleased Sheeran track that got an unintended airing as yesterday’s court proceedings went through the motions.Sheeran and his songwriting collaborators are accused of ripping off the earlier track ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue when they wrote their 2017 hit.

Ed Sheeran has denied claims that he “borrowed” parts of his hit 2017 track Shape Of You from other lesser-known artists. Shape Of You was at number one in the UK for 14 weeks at the time of its release. Songwriters Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue have alleged that the track uses snippets from their song Oh Why, and filed a legal complaint in 2018.The duo claim the “Oh I” hook is “strikingly similar” to that in their original track, which was released in 2015.

The One Show interview as she admitted she turned down nipple covers before her appearance. The 25 year old was speaking to Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas and Alan Carr in the BBC studio via video link during the wardrobe malfunction.Camila was on the show promoting her new single Bam Bam, featuring songwriter Ed Sheeran, and her new album Familila which is set to release next month.The show’s hosts asked Camila what her favourite dance move is, to which she happily obliged to show them.As she stood up to perform the move, she adjusted her silk shirt and accidentally revealed a bit more than she intended.The One Show viewers got a flash of the singer’s breast as she attempted to rearrange her outfit and comedian Alan Carr couldn’t contain himself back in the studio.He recoiled in shock and sat, stunned, with his hands over his mouth as Camila brushed off the blunder and continued with her routine.Whilst she danced for the viewers, presenters Alex and Jermaine didn’t know what to do with themselves before she sat down and said: “I hope you didn’t see nipple.”Alex confirmed that she saw a “flash of something” in a comforting tone.

Camila Cabello handled an embarrassing moment on live TV in the best possible way, during an appearance on BBC’s ‘The One Show,’ when she accidentally exposed her breast while promoting her new single ‘Bam Bam’ with Ed Sheeran.The 25-year-old singer is releasing her new album ‘Familia’ on April 8 and fans are sharing their excitement on social media as the release date gets closer, with Camila taking the time to do a series of worldwide promotional tours.During her recent virtual interview with Alex Jones, the performer wanted to show off her dance moves from the music video with Ed Sheeran, however when she stood up to adjust her shirt, the wardrobe malfunction happened as she was only wearing an oversize topCamila quickly noticed and covered herself while continuing dancing, saying “Almost flashed you,” and adding “I hope you didn’t see nipple,” as she sat down to continue the interview.A clip of the interview went viral almost immediately, with the host and guests back in the studio shocked. “Do you know what, there was a bit of a wardrobe malfunction.

The One Show. While promoting her new single, “,” the singer got up to demonstrate her favorite dance move as a response to a fan's question.

Ed Sheeran said in the high court yesterday that – while he is influenced by other songs when writing his own music – he is not a “magpie” that routinely lifts elements of those existing songs without permission. And where one of his songs does arguably share a musical element with an existing work, he goes out of his way to clear and credit the original.Meanwhile, he settled an earlier song-theft lawsuit over his song ‘Photograph’ out of court not because he thought he was liable for copyright infringement, but because he was advised it was the easiest way to move beyond that particular dispute.All of this was said as the musician gave testimony as part of the song-theft legal battle in the UK courts over his song ‘Shape Of You’.

ED Sheeran has arrived at the High Court today for the third day of his copyright battle. The singer is expected to give further evidence over claims his hit song, Shape of You, infringes parts of another song.

The One Show appearance in which she accidentally flashed the viewers with a slip of boob.And now she has hinted at the reason behind the wardrobe malfunction.The 25-year-old singer posted an Instagram video before her guest appearance and showed off her outfit, which consisted of a patterned red silk shirt and gathered gold necklaces.Camila ran her fingers through her hair and toyed with her necklaces as a television played in the background.She captioned the post with: "Familia promo, still hungover though".Familia is Camila’s upcoming third studio album and she joined the BBC show via video link and spoke to presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about the project, alongside comedian Alan Carr and EastEnders actor Toby-Alexander Smith.Before she began the interview, Camila admitted that she had celebrated her birthday the day before and was "still hungover," before she told Alan Carr she "loves him" and cannot wait to watch his new series Interior Design Masters.Alan, on the green sofa in mock amazement, leaned back and put his hands on his face as he smiled at her compliment and told her "he loved her".Camila spoke about her new single Bam Bam featuring Ed Sheeran, which is also on her new album."The song is really about the cycles of life, how things are awesome and then really hard. You need to remember through the hard times that that’s life, things will be awesome again," she said.The first line of the chorus says "that’s the way life is" in Spanish, a line that Camila credits to her mother who used to bestow wisdom on her daughter when she was feeling low.