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While some similarities between songs fly under the radar and are passed off as an inevitability, others receive copyright lawsuits.

To hear the recording industry tell the story, copyright is the only thing protecting musicians from poverty and despair. Of course, that’s always been a myth. Copyright was designed to benefit the middlemen and gatekeepers, such as the record labels, over the artists themselves. That’s why the labels have a long history of never paying…

Ed Sheeran stood on a car to perform an impromptu gig on the streets of New York on Friday (May 5). The 32-year-old chart star thrilled passers-by by hopping up onto the bonnet of a vehicle which was parked outside his pop-up shop in Manhattan's SoHo district and belting out tunes for the crowd. Crowds gathered outside the Ed Sheeran...

The 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker performs an impromptu show on the streets outside his pop-up experience after he wins a multi-million dollar plagiarism trial.

The British musician, 32, told Zane Lowe on his Apple Music podcast that he often confides in his longtime pal about everything from his career to personal issues.