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00:00 Pop star Taylor Swift is taking her record-breaking
00:03 "Eras" tour to the big screen.
00:05 She is the biggest artist, like, in the world.
00:08 She exploded onto the pop music scene
00:11 with her 1989 single "Shake It Off,"
00:13 but she's not been able to shake off
00:15 the controversy from that song.
00:17 As soon as I heard the hook, I said, "That's 3LW."
00:20 How does a person feel when they come home
00:22 and they feel like their house has been robbed?
00:24 Songwriters Nathan Butler and Sean Hall sued Taylor Swift,
00:27 claiming that "Shake It Off," borrowed from a song
00:29 they wrote.
00:30 The part of the song that everybody remembers.
00:32 Players, they gotta play, and haters, they gotta hate.
00:35 This situation is bigger than me.
00:37 When you have a hit song, you're probably gonna get sued.
00:41 Sort of like trying to copyright what's up.
00:44 Everyone in the music industry is sort of
00:46 looking over their shoulder.
00:47 Taylor's team has been arguing.
00:49 It's a money grab.
00:50 When you respect other songwriters, you give credit.
00:53 If we know anything about Taylor Swift,
00:55 it's that she does not shy away from a fight.
00:59 (whooshing)