Did Swift steal lyrics to Shake It Off?

WONDER if she can shake this off? A songwriter who released a 2013 song called Haters Gone Hate wants $59 million in compensation from Taylor Swift.

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WONDER if she can shake this off?

Taylor Swift is facing a lawsuit from a songwriter who claims he came up with one of the most famous phrases from her hit Shake It Off.

Jessie Braham claims Swift’s hit borrows heavily from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hate, TMZ reports.

Braham has claimed ownership of the phrase “haters gone hate”, and alleged Swift used it more than 70 times in her song.

His lyrics are, “Haters gone hate/players gone play. Watch out for the fakers/they’ll fake you every day.”

Some of the lyrics in Swift’s 2014 hit are, “Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.”

Braham claims Swift’s chorus is a rip-off of his song.

The songwriter has demanded $US42 million ($A59 million) from Swift, and wants his name added to any new release of Shake It Off.

A representative for Swift has yet to comment on the report.

Originally published as Did Swift steal lyrics to Shake It Off?