Ed Sheeran faces copyright infringement trial in New York.

Ed Sheeran has appeared in a New York court to deny allegations that his song Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On. The heirs of Gaye's co-writer, Ed Townsend, claim that Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing owe them money for allegedly stealing the song. Sheeran's lawyer argued that both songs are distinct from each other and that no artist should be allowed to "monopolise" commonly used musical chord progressions. The trial is expected to last at least one week.