Australian songwriters Sean Carey and Beau Golden are accusing darling angel Ed Sheeran of ripping off their 2014 song “When I Found You" as it allegedly bears similarities to “The Rest of Our Life,” a song released by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and co-written by Ed.
A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in New York federal court which claims that Ed's song “blatant[ly] copied” their 2014 song “When I Found You,” performed by Jasmine Rae.
“The copying is, in many instances, verbatim, note-for-note copying of original elements of the Song, and is obvious to the ordinary observer,” the complaint reads.
They are seeking a whopping $5 million in damages along with an injunction for the song to be permanently blocked.
Ed has not yet commented on the plagiarism allegations.
Have a listen to the songs below and let us know on FB if you can hear the similarities.