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Let’s get it on. Trial starts to determine if white singer stole song elements from Marvin Gaye

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection and opening statements are set to begin Monday in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The heirs of Ed Townsend, ...
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Did Ed Sheeran song copy Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’? Trial to decide

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection and opening ...
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Ed Sheeran: ‘I’m done’ if found liable in Marvin Gaye ‘Let’s Get it On’ copyright lawsuit

Ed Sheeran would be “done” if he’s found liable of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On,” he said Monday — as he returned to the stand and again sang and strummed his guitar for a Manhattan jury ...
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‘We’re all sensitive people:’ Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On,’ an expression of anxiety and fear disguised as sexual phantasm

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s landmark album, “Let’s Get It On,” theGrio explores the not-so-hidden messages of dread and rejection interweaved with the sensual production ...
NBC News

Ed Sheeran expected to testify in copyright trial over Marvin Gaye's 'Let’s Get It On'

NEW YORK — Opening statements were set to occur Tuesday after a jury was chosen in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The heirs of Ed ...
Los Angeles Times

Ed Sheeran triumphs in copyright lawsuit over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On.’ Again.

Thinking out loud, it seems Ed Sheeran is enjoying a legal victory lap. Weeks after a New York jury found he did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On,” Sheeran was cleared of a similar ...
Forbes

Let’s Get The Trial On: How Ed Sheeran's Court Case Can Impact Artists And Their Estates

In Manhattan federal court, Ed Sheeran faces off against the heirs of Ed Townsend. Sheeran allegedly infringed on the copyright of “Let’s Get It On” in his hit song “Thinking Out Loud.” The ...
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Marvin Gaye Estate Releases ‘Let’s Get It On’ 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Featuring 20 Never-Heard Tracks

From the wah-wah guitar that opens the title track to the operatic closer “Just to Keep You Satisfied,” Marvin Gaye’s 1973 album “Let’s Get It On” expressed the joy — and complexity — of human ...
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Ed Sheeran says he'd never heard Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' until he watched 'Austin Powers' amid accusations he copied the track on 'Thinking Out Loud'

Ed Sheeran took to the stand for the first time in his "Thinking Out Loud" copyright trial on Tuesday. The singer is being sued by the heirs of the cowriter of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Sheeran ...
Reuters

Ed Sheeran faces U.S. copyright trial over Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'

April 21 (Reuters) - Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in Manhattan federal court for a trial over claims that British pop superstar Ed Sheeran owes a share of profits from his hit "Thinking ...
Variety

Marvin Gaye Estate Releases ‘Let’s Get It On’ 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Featuring 20 Never-Heard Tracks

This isn’t the first expanded edition of the classic album, but the team behind it feels like it deserved a fresh look into what the archives held. Weinger, who produced the original “Let’s Get It On: ...