Ed Sheeran denies Shape Of You copyright claim – listen to the tracks yourself

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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.

During the ongoing court trial, the two writers’ barrister suggested that Ed treated lesser-known songwriters differently from famous ones he’s worked with and referred to Ed, 31, as a “magpie”.

The singer denied this, however, and insisted that he’s worked with “lots” of up and coming artists, including on Shivers and Visiting Hours.