A co-writer of Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud has expressed her relief after successfully defending a copyright infringement claim.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Amy Wadge, of Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said on social media that she had “just stopped crying.”
On Thursday, Sheeran won his copyright dispute in New York over the hit song.
Despite claims from Gaye’s co-writers heirs, the court ruled that he did not copy Let’s Get It On.
“It’s hard to even explain how the last two weeks have felt but to go through it with my friend of 17 years has also been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Ms. Wadge said.
“For songwriters, for creatives, we have all won today. That song changed my life but today I realize it was way more important than I could have ever contemplated.”
Ms. Wadge went on to thank people for supporting them throughout the case, adding: “I am going to try to catch up on eight years of sleepless nights… The truth is really all there is to it.”
Sheeran has denied borrowing components of the song for his 2014 worldwide smash and even threatened to quit music if the court decided against him.
He stated that he created the song at home in England, inspired by his grandparents and a new personal connection he had just started.
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He earlier stated that he and Ms Wadge wrote the song while sitting on the sofa after supper.
“I am not and will never allow myself to be a piggy bank for anyone to shake.”
Thinking Out Loud earned Ed Sheeran and Ms Wadge a Grammy in 2016, which they received from Stevie Wonder.
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