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Following this Kat's post on the Ed Sheeran copyright infringement case relating to the song "Shape of You" ( here ), she came across another similar dispute going on over the pond! This case, brought in the US District Court of California, is between Plaintiffs Marcus Gray, Chike Ojukwu, and Emanuel Lambert who are Christian rap/hip-hop artists and Defendants Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (Katy Perry), Jordan Houston (Juicy J), Lukasz Gottwald (Dr Luke) as well as a number of other individuals and music publishers.  The allegation was first filed on the 1st July 2014, which claimed that the song “Dark Horse” infringed upon the Plaintiffs’ copyright in the song “Joyful Noise.” On 25th June 2018 the defendants filed a motion for a summary judgement  and the Court hearing took place on 13th August. Kitty Perry - by Molly Marshall  “ Joyful Noise ” appears on Gray’s 2008 album titled Our World Redeemed. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard Gospel Chart, #1 on the Christian M...

Ed Sheeran is considered by many in the UK as something of a national treasure, and by others around the world an international star. He’s a singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and actor, who has sold more than 26 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. Sheeran as won 100 music awards , was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2017 for services to music and charity, and earlier this year, recognised by Forbes as the 9th top earning celebrity in the "Celebrity 100 List of The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers”. Ed, obviously a big [IP] cat fan Image - Ed Sheeran YouTube Channel His latest album ÷ was named the best-selling album worldwide of 2017 after securing 10 out of the top 10 UK Singles Chart, breaking the record for the most top 10 UK singles from one album. One of the tracks on this album was “ Shape of you ” which reached number-one on the singles charts in 34 co...