If you are basing your argument on a comparison between Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye, then you are talking about something completely different. A better example

If you are basing your argument on a comparison between Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye, then you are talking about something completely different. A better example is that Vanilla Ice had to pay royalties to Queen and David Bowie for using the bass hook from Under Pressure in Ice Ice Baby.