Popular UK singer songwriter Ed Sheeran threatens to quit music If he loses his copyright infringement lawsuit for being accused of using portions of Marvin Gaye’s classic hit song “Let’s Get Get It On”.
Ed Sheeran 2014 hit song “Thinking Out Loud” sounds exactly like the music was inspired by Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” record.
This isn’t the first-time major artist had to dish out money for sampling or replaying classic songs from the late soul singer Pharrell and Robin Thicke were sued a few years back for their 2013 smash hit “Blurred Lines” that used parts of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.
Ed Sheeran: ‘I’m done’ if plaintiffs win in Marvin Gaye ‘Let’s Get It On’ copyright lawsuit (nypost.com)
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