Taylor Swift To Face Jury Trial As ‘Shake It Off’ Plagiarism Case Reignites

Plagiarism controversy has kicked off again around Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit Shake It Off.

Back in 2017, it was reported that Swift had been hit with a lawsuit that claimed the song was a rip-off of US '00s girl group 3LW's Playas Gon' Play.

Despite the suit being dismissed by a judge in 2018, The Guardian now reports that Swift will face a jury trial over the accusations, following a successful appeal from Playas Gon’ Play songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who are seeking unspecified damages.

A US judge has refused Swift’s request to dismiss the case and a new trial date will be announced.

Swift was sued back in 2015 by R&B artist Jesse Braham, who also alleged the pop superstar ripped off lyrics for Shake It Off, however, the case was thrown out within a month. 

United States District Court Judge Gail Standish famously dismissed the lawsuit by using lyrics from a number of Swift's tracks.

"At present, the Court is not saying that Braham can never, ever, ever get his case back in court," Standish said.

"But, for now, we have got problems, and the Court is not sure Braham can solve them."

Swift dropped Red (Taylor's Version) last month, breaking Aussie chart records in the process.