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.
Ed Sheeran wins High Court copyright battle over hit song Shape of You
ok.co.ukEd Sheeran has won his High Court copyright battle over his hit song Shape of You.The singer, who recently spoke about being supported by his wife Cherry Seaborn throughout the case, was accused of being a "magpie" who "borrows" ideas from other artists, and he denied copying other songwriters Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue and their song Oh Why, which was released in 2015.
Chokri and O'Donoghue had claimed the Shape of You chorus, which 31 year old Sheeran sings out “oh I oh I oh I”, was actually stolen from their own chorus “oh why oh why oh why”.
Mr Justice Zacaroli concluded Mr Sheeran "neither deliberately nor subconsciously" copied the phrase in a ruling today (April 6). "While there are similarities between the OW (Oh Why) Hook and the OI (Oh I) Phrase, there are also significant differences," he told the court.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. "I am satisfied that Mr Sheeran did not subconsciously copy Oh Why in creating Shape." Sheeran has now given an official statement about the win, as he spoke about the "cost" on creativity, mental health and the impact the law suit had on him and his collaborators Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac. "There was a lot of talk throughout this case about cost.
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