Ed Sheeran accused of stealing music : Ed Sheeran Copycat

03/19/2022 by abc

Ed Sheeran is a popular name among the present generation. Millions of listeners around the world are fascinated by his songs. However, recently the singer has been accused of stealing song ideas without giving credit. Such information has been reported by the British media quoting the BBC.

He has been accused of copying the popular song ‘Shape of You’ released in 2016. Sami Chokri aka Sami Switch and Ross O’Donogui have claimed that the hood part of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ was taken from their song ‘Oh Why’ released in 2015.

The plaintiff’s lawyer, Andrew Sutcliffe, questioned the singer in the London High Court. Want to know about the whole process of writing and creating his songs.

However, Shiran has denied the allegation. He said with confidence that he had heard the song “Oh Why” before writing his song “Shape of You”. He further said that if he takes an idea from someone, he gives him that credit.

Highlighting his track record so far, Ed Sheeran said, ‘I have already built a popular and successful career by writing original songs for myself and other popular artists. If other writers had a habit of stealing songs, I wouldn’t be able to do that. ‘

Shape of You has been at the top of the UK charts for 14 weeks since its release in 2016. Was one of the best-selling songs in the world.