Two Australian songwriters sued Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and others for $5 million and royalties on Wednesday as part of a federal song-theft lawsuit over the song “The Rest of Our Life,” which Sheeran co-wrote and McGraw & Hill recorded. The plaintiffs say that it’s a blatant copy of the song “When I Found You,” released in 2014 by Australian singer-songwriter Jasmine Rae.
First, take a listen to “The Rest of Our Life” from Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Now, check out the song these Austrailian writers are saying they copied.