Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Taylor Swift wins court battle over hit ‘Shake It Off’

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Pop star Taylor Swift has won a court battle over the copyright of her global hit’ Shake It Off’. Last week US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald dismissed the lawsuit brought by song writers Sean Hall and Nathan Butler who claimed Swift’s No: 1 hit ‘Shake It Off’ was similar to the song ‘Playas Gon Play’ they wrote in 2000 for the US all girl group 3LW. The judge suggested the duo amend the complaint before he settles the verdict on February 26. Earlier she won a challenge brought by an R&B singer Jesse Braham over the song.

T he pop group Little Mix is set to start work on a new album next month and expect to release this year. A tour will follow next year. Their last album ‘Glory Days’ came out in 2016 with four hit songs. H ip hop artist Drake has taken to social media to call on his 39.7 million fans to take a 24 hour challenge in doing something good and bring on a smile on another person. The Canadian star made challenge hot on the heels of the release to the video of his No: 1 hit song ‘God’s Plan’, on which he had spent nearly $ 1 million by way of giving cash and paying bills of people at random. Meanwhile remains steady at the helm of the UK singles chart for a fourth consecutiv­e week. The song had 6.7 million streams as it held off challenges from other songs. eala Settle’s ‘ This Is Me’ took a three notch climb up the UK singles chart as the artist and the Greatest Showman Ensemble made a brief promo tour of the UK last week. The 42 year old who plays the role of a bearded lady in the musical drama The Greatest Showman alongside Hugh Jackman saw her song ‘ This Is Me’ rise from 6 to No: 3. Settle who is a R& B singer and now found fame as a

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