Ed Sheeran denies 'borrowing' music from other artists
Ed Sheeran has denied "borrowing" music from other artists. The 'Bad Habits' hitmaker took to the stand at the High Court in London on Monday (07.03.22) as part of a copyright claim over his 2017 hit 'Shape of You'. Ed is in a dispute with musicians Sami Chokri – a grime artist who performs under the name Sami Switch - and Ross O'Donoghue, who allege that the track infringes "particular lines and phrases" from their song 'Oh Why', which was released in 2015. Barrister Andrew Sutcliffe QC, acting for the musical duo, claimed that Ed "borrows ideas and throws them into his songs, sometimes he wi...