A US jury has ruled that popular British pop phenom Ed Sheeran did not plagiarise Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when composing his 2014 hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ in a ruling that had generated so much attention. 

The lawsuit was filed by heirs of Gaye co-writer Ed Townsend, who alleged that harmonic progressions and rhythmic elements of Sheeran’s song were lifted from the classic made famous by Gaye without permission.

The heirs sought a share of the profits from Sheeran’s song.

Sheeran, 32, played a number of songs from the witness stand as he gave evidence in the civil trial.

The English musician testified that he writes most of his songs in a day, and noted that he cowrote “Thinking Out Loud” with singer-songwriter Amy Wadge, a regular partner.

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