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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Taylor Swift Declares 'Shake It Off' Lyrics 'Were Written Entirely By Me' In Copyright Lawsuit

In response to a lawsuit that claims Taylor Swift stole the lyrics to "Shake It Off," the pop superstar has declared that the lyrics for the song "were written entirely by me" and that she has "never heard" the song she has been accused of copying.

A 2017 copyright lawsuit claims that Swift stole the lyrics to her 2014 hit single "Shake It Off" from the 2000 song "Playas Gon' Play" by 3LW.

"In writing the lyrics, I drew partly on experiences in my life and, in particular, unrelenting public scrutiny of my personal life, 'clickbait' reporting, public manipulation, and other forms of negative personal criticism which I learned I just needed to shake off and focus on my music," Swift explained in a motion, according to Billboard.

"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," she added. "These phrases were akin to other commonly used sayings like 'don't hate the playa, hate the game,' 'take a chill pill,' and 'say it, don't spray it.'"

A judge had dismissed the lawsuit in 2018, but an appeals panel resurrected the case. In December 2021, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said that a jury might find that Swift's 2014 chart-topping hit had infringed a copyright to "Playas Gon' Play."

(Photo: Valheria Rocha)

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Weezer Cancel Broadway Residency Due 'Low Ticket Sales,' 'High Expenses'

American rock band Weezer have canceled their Broadway Residency due "low ticket sales" and "high expenses."

In June, Weezer had announced a Broadway Residency in celebration of their mega-album project SZNZ. The five-show residency, called "SZNZ: In Residence on Broadway," was scheduled for September 13 through 18 at the Broadway Theatre in New York, during which the band will perform songs from the SZNZ series as well as their hits.

However, according to a post by frontman Rivers Cuomo, shared to his official Discord server and subsequently re-shared on Reddit, the band was forced to cancel the shows due to "low ticket sales" and "unbelievably high expenses."

"I just learned that our Broadway shows have been cancelled (due to low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses.) I'm very sorry to be telling you this now after we've already invested so much time, thought, and emotion," Cuomo wrote.

He added, "Extra apologies to those of you who cleared schedules and made travel plans to be with us. Thanks to @Broadway Producer for all your hard work and great ideas. I loved where we were going and I hope we can find a way to resurrect our vision."

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Beyoncé, Madonna Join Forces On New 'Break My Soul' Remix

Beyoncé and Madonna have teamed up for a new remix, "Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)."

Beyoncé and Madonna have teamed up for a new remix, "Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)." The latest remix of Beyoncé's Renaissance single arrived on Friday, August 5.

Queen Bey joined forces with the Queen of Pop for the new edition of "Break My Soul" after she recently dropped an EP featuring four remixes of the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit featuring will.i.am, Terry Hunter, Honey Dijon and Nita Aviance.

"Rosetta Tharpe, Santigold / Bessie Smith, Nina Simone / Betty Davis, Solange Knowles / Badu, Lizzo, Kelly Rowl' / Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack / Toni, Janet, Tierra Whack / Missy, Diana, Grace Jones / Aretha, Anita, Grace Jones / Helen Folasade Adu, Jilly from Philly, I love you, boo / Don't just stand there, get into it / Strike a pose, there's nothing to it / Vogue!" Beyoncé sings on the track, paying tribute to her Black peers and predecessors in the music industry.

(Photo: Mason Poole)

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Upcoming The 1975 Video To Feature Cameo From Phoebe Bridgers

An upcoming video for The 1975's fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language track "I'm in Love with You" will feature a cameo from Phoebe Bridgers, according to Pitchfork.

The band's frontman Matty Healy, who recently had a conversation with Pitchfork, revealed the news about Bridger's cameo.

The forthcoming video for "I'm in Love with You" is a sequel of sorts to the band's "Change of Heart" clip, wherein Healey danced and mimed and got rejected while wearing a face of clown makeup. Healy told Pitchfork that the choreography for the new visual is so intense that it felt like he had heat stroke while filming it.

Being Funny in a Foreign Language, which follows the band's 2020 release Notes on a Conditional Form, features several glimmering tracks, including "Happiness" and "I'm in Love with You."

(Photo: Frank Ockenfels)

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