Distributor(s): Warner Music
Label(s): Asylum
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Plagiarism
The composers who accuse Ed Sheeran that the songs 'Photograph' is too similar to a song they wrote, titled 'Matt Cardle - Amazing', which was released five years ago by Matt Cardle, who won The X Factor in 2010. According to the composers their are 39 strings that matches with the song 'Matt Cardle - Amazing' and is immediately recognizable to the average listener.
Earlier this year the singer came into trouble because of possible plagiarism for his song 'Ed Sheeran - Shape of You'. The song came under fire because it would have many similarities with 'No Scrubs' from TLC, a 90-hit by Ed Sheeran - Shape of You'. The plaintiffs in the case involving 'Ed Sheeran - Photograph', originally demanded $ 20 million (almost 19 million) of Ed Sheeran