Ed Sheeran Serenades , High Court of London Hoping To Prove, He Didn't Steal "Shape of You".<br />BBC News reports pop star Ed Sheeran attempted to use his warm, low tenor to <br />his benefit recently while standing trial <br />in London's High Court.<br />BBC News reports pop star Ed Sheeran attempted to use his warm, low tenor to <br />his benefit recently while standing trial <br />in London's High Court.<br />Sheeran faces accusations of stealing the hook of his 2017 single, "Shape of You," from Sami Chokri's 2015 song, "Oh Why.".<br />Sheeran faces accusations of stealing the hook of his 2017 single, "Shape of You," from Sami Chokri's 2015 song, "Oh Why.".<br />Hoping to illustrate the limitations of melody in popular music, Sheeran <br />sang Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" <br />and then Blackstreet's "No Diggity.".<br />Hoping to illustrate the limitations of melody in popular music, Sheeran <br />sang Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" <br />and then Blackstreet's "No Diggity.".<br />If you put them all <br />in the same key, they'll <br />sound the same. , Ed Sheeran, via statement.<br />If you put them all <br />in the same key, they'll <br />sound the same. , Ed Sheeran, via statement.<br />Sheeran contends he's never <br />even heard Chokri's "Oh Why.".<br />Sheeran contends he's never <br />even heard Chokri's "Oh Why.".<br />Sheeran, who reportedly consumes music "voraciously," insists that in 2016, when <br />"Oh Why" experienced heavy circulation in <br />the U.K., he was not "plugged in.".<br />The pop star says "Shape of You" was initially better suited for artists <br />Little Mix or Rihanna. He says he <br />hesitated to release the song himself.<br />The pop star says "Shape of You" was initially better suited for artists <br />Little Mix or Rihanna. He says he <br />hesitated to release the song himself.<br />I didn't want to put it out and I was... proved wrong. , Ed Sheeran, via statement.<br />"Shape of You" was the <br />best-selling single of 2017. .<br />Sheeran's royalties, though currently frozen, <br />are said to be worth about $26 million.<br />Sheeran's legal team launched proceedings in May 2018, asking the High Court to <br />find Chokri's melody had not been infringed by "Shape of You.".<br />Subsequently, in July 2018, Chokri filed a <br />claim citing "copyright infringement, <br />damages and an account of profits in <br />relation to the alleged infringement."
