Ed Sheeran spoke about stress he experienced due to plagiarism trial to 'Shape of you': “I'm not a corporation, I'm a human being”

The singer pointed out that coincidences in music could occur in a common way today due to the number of songs produced, coupled with the notes and few chords used in pop

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FILE PHOTO: Ed Sheeran performs at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 8, 2022 REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ed Sheeran performs at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 8, 2022 REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

After Ed Sheeran won an arduous copyright battle in the United Kingdom last Wednesday for his song Shape of You, which was accused of plagiarism, the singer opened his heart and told some of the ravages that this trial had on his mental health.

It was during a video that the performer of hits such as Photograph, Perfect or Beautiful people posted on social networks, where he talked a little more in depth about everything that happened recently and took the opportunity to point out that, although the resolution of the case was in his favor, this does not indicate that the situation has not affected him.

“While we are obviously happy with the outcome, I feel that claims like this are all too common now and have become a culture where a claim is filed with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court,” he said.

He also pointed out that the musical production worldwide is so large that it would be almost impossible for there to be no coincidences between melodies at some point.

There are only so many notes and very few chords used in pop music. A coincidence is likely to occur if 60,000 songs are released every day on Spotify. There are 22 million songs a year and there are only 12 notes available,” commented Ed Sheeran.

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