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English singer sued for $20m over his track "Photograph"

Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20 million by two songwriters for copying a portion of their song for his hit song "Photograph".
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran

English singer Edward Christopher Sheeran aka

According to legal documents, Sheeran's "Photograph" copied their song called "Amazing", written by Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard for "X Factor" season 7 winner Matt Cardle.

And interestingly, the songwriters hired the same attorneys that won a $7.4 million judgment against Robin Thicke and Pharrell's "Blurred Lines."

They're suing for copyright infringement and seeking more than $20 million in damages, TMZ reports.

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