Ed Sheeran was cleared by a Manhattan federal jury on Thursday in a lawsuit that accused him of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On.”
The British singer-songwriter stood up and hugged his lawyers after the verdict came in finding he had independently created his 2014 hit song “Thinking Out Loud” and not copied elements of Gaye’s 1973 R&B classic.
The decision was read out in Manhattan federal court later Thursday following a two-week trial that saw Sheeran, 32, take the stand — and perform songs — for the jury. Sheeran testified that he would walk away from his music career if the plaintiffs won ownership of the chord progression featured in “Thinking Out Loud.”
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