A lawsuit says Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl stole the spotlight from the life of a real one.
Maren Wade says in the trademark infringement lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in California that the glittery branding of Swift’s 2025 album comes too close to the aesthetic of her own Confessions of a Showgirl. That was the name of a column she wrote on backstage Sin City life in the Las Vegas Weekly starting in 2014, which she turned into a live show that she took on a national tour.
‘Both share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression,’ the lawsuit says. ‘Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers.’ Wade is described as a “singer, songwriter, comedian, and writer” in the lawsuit filed under her legal name, Maren Flagg, and her “Showgirl” brand encompasses performances, writing and digital media.
The Life of a Showgirl, the stadium-packing superstar’s 12th studio album, released in October, sold 4 million copies in its first week. Its cover features her in Las Vegas cabaret garb, submerged in water with her current favorite color scheme of orange and mint green.
On Tuesday, the morning after the lawsuit was filed, Swift dropped the newest video for the album for the album’s track Elizabeth Taylor, featuring archival footage of the Hollywood luminary who died in 2011. (IANS)
