Jury selection began Monday in a trial to determine whether British pop star Ed Sheeran plagiarized American music legend Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' in his 2014 hit 'Thinking Out Loud.'
The heirs of Ed Townsend, a musician and producer who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 soul classic allege that there are"striking similarities and overt common elements" between Gaye's sultry classic and Ed Sheeran's"Thinking Out Loud." FILE PHOTO
They allege that there are "striking similarities and overt common elements" between Gaye's sultry classic and Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud." Townsend's family has pointed out that the group Boyz II Men has performed mash-ups of the two songs, and that Sheeran has blended the songs together on stage as well.
Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" shot up America's Billboard Hot 100 charts when it was released, and won Sheeran a Grammy Award for "Song of the Year" in 2016.
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