NEW YORK: Ed Sheeran has been hit with a copyright suit over his mega-hit “Thinking Out Loud,” with a songwriter’s heirs saying he stole from Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On.”

The lawsuit comes amid a flurry of infringement suits in the music world, including a landmark verdict last year in favor of Gaye’s heirs who sued over separate songs.

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