Singer Ed Sheeran are exploring other genres of music!
The producer of the hit “Perfect” is known for his unique sound, often described as pop music, and has earned him top spots on several charts as well as numerous recognized awards. , including four Grammy Awards.
The “Shape of You” singer has made his mark on the pop genre a lot, but he’s recently expressed his goal of taking his music career to the next level and has appeared in That was at the ACM awards ceremony that just ended.
Ed Sheeran plays a new sound, hoping to get into country music
The “Thinking Out Loud” singer had a pretty impressive performance at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards, giving audiences a refreshing sound unlike his usual. tBritish singer-songwriter performing new song “Life Goes On” with country star Luke Combs.
Combs first performed his hit song, “Love You Anyway,” from his album “Gettin’ Old.” When he finished, the camera panned to Sheeran, who was playing guitar and singing “Life Goes On” on his new album, “Subtract”. In the middle of the acoustic performance, Combs joined him in mixing the song.
This performance will be the first of many as Sheeran has expressed a desire to delve into country music. A few days before the Academy of Country Music Awards, Sheeran said billboards about his intention to explore country music.
When talking to the news agency, the male singer said: “I always talk about this with my wife. I would love to move to the country. I love its culture; I love composing songs. It’s like great songs.
The “Happier” singer believes he’s a fan of country music. He also credits his environment for inspiring his love of country music, having lived in Nashville twice for extended periods in 2013 and 2018.
In his words, “It’s like a community. There’s no place in Europe where you can point and say, ‘That’s the home of songwriting.’” It’s not just country music. Nashville is just a hub of incredible musicians and amazing performers. And I feel inspired when I’m there, around people.
Always expect surprises in #ACMawards our special guest @Ed Sheeran is on stage with the new song “Life Goes On” pic.twitter.com/CIw5AsGD2L
– ACM Award (@ACMawards) May 12, 2023
In addition, the singer noted that Taylor Swift played a role in his love of country music. “I never really listened to country music as a kid. It was just on Taylor’s Red tour and living in Nashville and she introduced me to that side of it.
‘Perfect’ singer not found by jury in Marvin Gaye’s copyright lawsuit
The Grammy Award-winner’s revelations about diving into a new genre come days after winning a copyright lawsuit brought against the family of Marvin Gaye’s music collaborator, Ed Townsend he.
report explosion that thing a Manhattan federal court found Sheeran innocent about using key parts of Gaye’s hit 1970s song “Let’s Get It On” to create “Thinking Out Loud”.
The 32-year-old singer has been on trial for nearly two weeks and admitted to the press following the ruling that the situation left him “frustrated”. Sheeran said, “It doesn’t seem like I’ll have to give up my day job,” referring to his pledge to end his music career if the ruling doesn’t go in his favor.
He further explained that the “baseless claims” that led to such a copyright lawsuit should not “be allowed to go to court,” noting that adverse outcomes would limit “the creative freedom of musicians”.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton presided over the copyright case, insisting to the jury before deliberation that “Independent creation is a complete defense, no matter how similar the song is to to what extent.”
The judge then told the jurors that the plaintiffs’ attorneys had to “prove by overwhelming evidence… that Sheeran actually copied and misrepresented ‘Let’s Get It On’, ” seems to indicate that their decision should be based entirely on the facts of the case.
During the trial, the “Castle On the Hill” singer tried his best to deny the allegations and point out some weaknesses in the plaintiff’s argument. The singer claims that “many songs have similar chords,” making it easy for him to put them together to his tune, but that doesn’t mean he copies songs.
In the end, after much deliberation on both sides, the verdict was in Sheeran’s favor, the second copyright lawsuit he won in two years.
