The development comes nearly five months after a jury cleared the singer of accusations that his "Thinking Out Loud" infringed the earlier song.
Less than two weeks after the star singer won a blockbuster trial, a judge has dismissed a second case claiming he copied the same iconic Marvin Gaye song.
With an infringement trial set for next month, the judge weighed in on two key questions about what kind of musical evidence jurors will be allowed to hear.
Allowing a lawsuit over "basic musical building blocks" to move forward toward trial will hurt future songwriters, Sheeran's attorneys argue.
