Ed Sheeran has won the copyright case over his hit song "Thinking Out Loud," which had been accused of stealing from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On."
During the hearing in New York, Sheeran, 32, had warned that he would leave the music industry if the verdict went against him.
The claimants had accused Sheeran of copying a chord progression from Gaye's 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On” for his song, which won a Grammy.
One fan tweeted that Sheeran was "literally the most unproblematic artist out there," and they were glad he won the case.
Sheeran's fans weren't the only ones relieved by the outcome, with the artist himself taking to Instagram to express his joy at the verdict.
With many high-profile cases of music copyright infringement hitting the headlines in recent years, this case is a landmark victory for artists and their fans.