Did Taylor Swift rip off girl band 3LW (from the early 2000's.... Baby I'm A Do Right! LOL) from their song "Playas Gonna Play"?
TMZ is reporting:
"Taylor Swift's massive hit "Shake it Off' was not really hers ... so claim 2 accomplished songwriters who wrote a hit song with similar lyrics 16 years ago ... at least that's what they're saying in a new lawsuit.
Sean Hall and Nathan Butler say they wrote a song entitled "Playas Gon' Play" back in 2001, and it Hit #81 on Billboard Hot 100. It was recorded by a big girl group, 3LW.
Among the lyrics ... "Playas, they gonna play and haters, they gonna hate."
Not hard to figure out the rest. Hall and Butler say 20% of "Shake it Off" is their song."