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Taylor Swift claims she never stole lyrics from 3LW for her song Shake It Off - Daily Mail

Taylor Swift claims she never stole lyrics from 3LW for her song Shake It Off - Daily Mail

Taylor Swift claims she never stole lyrics from 3LW for her song Shake It Off - Daily Mail
Aug 09, 2022 1 min, 34 secs

Taylor Swift has responded to plagiarism accusations from two songwriters who claim her song Shake It Off is not an entirely original work. .

The singer, 32, is being sued by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claim that her 2014 hit Shake It Off lifted lines from their 2001 song Playas Gon' Play, which was performed by the girl group 3LW.

In a sworn declaration seen by Billboard, Taylor has said she never stole any lyrics from the 2001 song and added that she had never even heard of the group who released it.

She said: 'Until learning about Plaintiffs' claim in 2017, I had never heard the song Playas Gon' Play and had never heard of that song or the group 3LW.

'I have never heard the song 'Playas Gon' Play' on the radio, on television, or in any film.

The lines 'players gonna play' and 'haters gonna hate' are featured in similar versions on each song. .

Claims: The singer, 32, is being sued by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claim that her 2014 hit Shake It Off lifted lines from their 2001 song Playas Gon' Play, which was performed by the girl group 3LW (3LW pictured in 20003).

She said: 'I recall hearing phrases about players play and haters hate stated together by other children while attending school in Wyomissing Hills, and in high school in Hendersonville. .

Statement: In a sworn declaration seen by Billboard, Taylor has said she never stole any lyrics from the 2001 song and added that she had never even heard of the group who released it.

She said: 'I have never heard the song 'Playas Gon' Play' on the radio, on television, or in any film

Not unique: The judge previously dismissed the case, saying the Playas Gon' Play lines Swift was accused of reusing had appeared in similar form in earlier songs by Fleetwood Mac and The Notorious B.I.G (3LW pictured in 2001 in NYC)

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