Ed Sheeran gives jury brief concert on witness stand during copyright trial in NYC

NEW YORK — Ed Sheeran sang and played guitar on the witness stand in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday, a very musical effort at disproving allegations his hit tune “Thinking Out Loud” is a ripoff of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On.” Appearing on day three of the trial, Sheeran pulled out an acoustic guitar, strumming chords and briefly crooning what he said were his song’s original lyrics, “I’m singing out now ... ” The brief performance came during Sheeran’s recollection of writing the tune one evening in early 2014 at his England home in a collaboration with his longtime pal Amy Wadge. In writi...