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Topics: Taylor Swift, Music, Celebrity, News, Entertainment
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Taylor Swift, Music, Celebrity, News, Entertainment
Taylor Swift is being sued by Las Vegas singer and columnist Maren Wade over the name of the 'Shake It Off' hitmaker's latest album.
Swift released The Life of a Showgirl in October 2025, which features hit songs like 'Opalite', 'The Fate of Ophelia', and 'Elizabeth Taylor'.
Just a month after its release and the album surpassed two billion streams on Spotify.
Despite the album being a huge success, Swift has now been hit with a lawsuit by Wade that accuses the singer of trademark infringement.
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Wade previously trademarked Confessions of a Showgirl in 2015, a brand she started to build upon in a year prior with her column with that name where she detailed her experiences as a Las Vegas showgirl.
She went on adapt her column into a book and live show.
According to Wade's lawyer, Jaymie Parkkinen, when Swift applied to register a trademark of her own for The Life of a Showgirl, her requested was denied by the the US Patent and Trademark Office because it sounded 'confusingly similar' to Confessions of a Showgirl.
Supposedly their decision hinged on the 'of a showgirl' part of Swift's album name and that the album's name might lead to people believing that the two brands were connected to one another, The Independent reports.
The suit states that the similarities between the album name and Wade's personal brand are 'immediate' because both titles 'share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression'.
Per CBS News, the lawsuit also states that despite the fact that Swift had her trademark application denied (allegedly), her team 'continued using it anyway, expanding it across a coordinated commercial program and distributing it through retail channels reaching millions of consumers'.
It further alleges that Swift never contacted Wade about the name and that The Life of a Showgirl undermines Wade's personal brand.
Parkkinen said to the news outlet of her client: "She registered it. She earned it. We have great respect for Swift's talent and success, but trademark law exists to ensure that creators at all levels can protect what they've built. That's what this case is about."
Wade is seeking unspecified damages for 'the irreparable harm to her business, reputation, and goodwill' the reported trademark violation has caused.
They also want Swift to be handed a court order that would prohibit her from continuing to use the title of her hit album.
UNILAD have approached Swift's representatives for comment on the matter.