Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” could have been a Rihanna song. Sheeran revealed he didn’t give her the track because it includes a reference to a classic rock star. In addition, Sheeran revealed he had ...

Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit "Shape of You" on Wednesday, then slammed what he described as a "culture" of baseless lawsuits intended to ...

British musician Ed Sheeran has won a copyright lawsuit over his hit single “Shape of You.” A U.K. High Court ruled on Wednesday that Sheeran had not plagiarised the 2015 song “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri.

The singer “neither deliberately, nor subconsciously” stole from another songwriter when writing his 2017 hit, a British judge ruled. By Alex Marshall LONDON — Ed Sheeran did not steal from another ...