13 December 2021CopyrightAlex Baldwin

Taylor Swift to face trial in ‘Shake It Off’ suit

A California federal judge has denied Taylor Swift’s request to dismiss a copyright lawsuit that accuses the songwriter of plagiarising lyrics in her chart-topping single “Shake It Off”.

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