Taylor Swift to face plagiarism trial over Shake It Off lyrics

Though the lawsuit was originally dismissed in 2018, a successful appeal by the plaintiffs means the pop star will face a jury trial

Taylor Swift will face a jury trial over accusations that she plagiarised lyrics for her 2014 hit Shake It Off from another song.

A US judge refused Swift's request for the case to be dismissed on the grounds that a jury could find that the song copied Playas Gon' Play, a song released by girl group 3LW in 2001. Both songs feature variations on the lines players gonna play" and haters gonna hate".