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Ed Sheeran’s request for US copyright lawsuit to be dismissed is denied

The British musician faces accusations that parts of his track Thinking Out Loud were taken from the 1973 hit Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye.

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran to stand trial in US over Let’s Get It On copyright complaint

Singer accused of copying his 2014 hit song Thinking Out Loud from Marvin Gaye classic

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran faces copyright trial over claims he copied Marvin Gaye song Let’s Get It On

Six months ago Sheeran was cleared of copying for his hit song Shape Of You at a trial in London

Evening Standard

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Spare a thought for us arachnophobes this autumn

Brief letters: Spider horrors | Wadded against winter | Northumberland blackberries | Marvin Gaye songs for lovers | Writing letters

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Lamont Dozier, Motown co-songwriter and producer of hits such as ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ and ‘Heatwave,’ dead at 81

From 1963 to 1967, Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland crafted more than 25 top 10 songs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier dead at 81

Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier has died at age 81

The Independent UK

Martha Stewart mourns loss of six peacocks ‘devoured’ by coyotes

The 80-year-old previously had more than 20 peacocks on her farm

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Six of Martha Stewart's peacocks killed

"Any solutions for getting rid of six large and aggressive coyotes who have expensive tastes?" Stewart asked

Salon

Make breakfast with me: Amina Elshafei’s morning playlist

The MasterChef alumna talks us through some of the incredible multicultural meals she whips up every morning - and the songs she listens to as she cooks

The Guardian - AU

After Sensational Trial, Johnny Depp Releases an Album

Fresh off his highly publicized, controversial defamation suit, actor Johnny Depp sought to show his creative career was back on track Friday, releasing an album with English rocker Jeff Beck. The 13-track album "18" on which Depp sings and plays guitar features mainly covers, and so far it has been…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former A&R head Mickey Stevenson on Motown: It was a 'spiritual' movement

DETROIT — Reflecting on a legendary career with Motown Records that included finding some of its most iconic talent and shaping its sound, William "Mickey" Stevenson, its former A&R head, believes it was nothing short of a "spiritual movement."

Tribune News Service

Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck to Release Album on July 15

Fresh off his highly publicized, controversial defamation suit, actor Johnny Depp is set to release an album with English rocker Jeff Beck on July 15, a statement released Thursday said. The 13-track record entitled "18" is largely comprised of covers, the statement from Depp and Beck said, with music from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Johnny Depp appears in Sheffield at Jeff Beck gig ahead of defamation trial verdict

Depp performs Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye covers with rock guitarist, days after concluding arguments in US case against Amber Heard

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Depp joins Jeff Beck for surprise Sheffield performance as Amber Heard trial jury deliberates

Depp and Beck played covers of ‘What’s Going On?’ by Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Little Wing’ at Sheffield show on Sunday (29 May)

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The Guide #36: From Marvin Gaye to the Macarena, inside one man’s quest to review over 1,000 US No 1s

In this week’s newsletter: Why Stereogum’s Tom Breihan is listening back to every Billboard No 1 hit and grading them out of ten (yes, even The Chipmunk Song)

The Guardian - UK

Kendrick Lamar: The Heart Part 5 review – a heartstopping call for uplifted humanity

The rapper’s flow is as charged and acute as ever as he lays out a manifesto of radical empathy

The Independent UK

Kendrick Lamar becomes Kanye West, Will Smith and Nipsey Hussle in new deepfake video

‘King Kendrick stays undefeated,’ one fan wrote

The Guardian - UK

Dua Lipa review – a pop star for the ages

Forty dates into a world tour, the British star’s joyous, knowing set doubles down on her flair for homage

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The Independent UK

Earth Day Anthems: Songs to celebrate our amazing, damaged planet

Tunes to remind us that our world is still worth saving

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything Marvin Gaye does is sexy’: Kathy Sledge’s honest playlist

The Sister Sledge singer on her crush on Michael Jackson, upbeat funeral numbers, and why she never wants to hear We Are Family again

The Guardian - UK

Coincidence or theft? Rise of music streaming can make it hard to judge

Analysis: plagiarism row between Ed Sheeran and Sami Chokri is latest in surge of lawsuits against musicians

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran has won his copyright case: he was right to fight, music cannot be written in fear

The superstar has helped many young musicians throughout his career - this was a matter of principle

The Independent UK

The Ed Sheeran ‘Shape of You’ verdict reveals the realities of pop songwriting in the streaming era

The singer-songwriter has won a major plagiarism trial over his 2017 single ‘Shape of You’. Mark Beaumont assesses what the verdict means for Sheeran and the wider music industry

Daily Mirror

Marvin Gaye impersonator serenades monkeys to help them 'get it on' in mating season

Trentham Monkey Forest enlisted the help of Marvin Gaye impersonator David Largie in a bid to get the endangered Barbary macaques 'get it on' at the end of mating season

MusicRadar

The 30 best song intros of all time

Start as you mean to go on. Welcome to our definitive list of the greatest track openings ever

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