Ed Sheeran is accused of copying Marvin Gaye's "Let's get it on" for his hit "Thinking out loud" This is the second trial in a year for the 32-year-old British singer and songwriter. He won a separate legal battle last April at the High Court in London, which rejected two musicians accusing him of copying one of their works for his mega hit "Shape of you" The plaintiffs are the heirs of Ed Townsend, an American musician and producer who co-wrote the song.