Is This The REAL Reason Why '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Could Not Be Released?

Millions of Swifties worldwide have been waiting for the big news when "1989 (Taylor's Version)" will be released.

But four singles from the album released already, and the parent album is still nowhere to be found.

It has not yet been confirmed that "1989 (Taylor's Version)" would be the next in line for Tay Tay to reclaim, but eagle-eyed fans have heavily theorized that it would be the next one to drop.

While all of this remains on the fence, a Swiftie TikTok user presented a convincing reason why "1989 (Taylor's Version)" has been held up by Taylor herself.

Is This The REAL Reason Why '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Could Not Be Released?

According to TikTok user diickvandyke, the reason why "1989 (Taylor's Version)" has been delayed is because of its track #1, "Shake It Off."

The 2014 hit track was the biggest song on "1989" but some Swifties have expressed dislike for the pop tune of the song unlike the other masterpieces on the album.

@diickvandyke If Shake It Off has one hater, it’s me. If Shake It Off has no haters, I’m unalive. #taylorswift #ts #swiftie #swifttok #1989 #1989taylorsversion #shakeitoff #shakeitofflawsuit ♬ original sound - Mia

The user frustratingly pointed out that the only "skip" on the album, was the reason why they could not get the album.

diickvandyke said that the reason why it was held up is because of "Shake It Off's" current plagiarism lawsuit.

"If the lawsuit was about 'Clean' or 'New Romantics,' I'd be Okay if it was on hold, but for f*cking 'Shake It Off'?!" she exclaimed.

The TikTok video has already amassed more than 80,000 views on the platform, almost 15,000 likes, and 300 comments supporting the user's thoughts on the song.

She was not entirely wrong, as "Shake It Off" was actually embroiled in a massive lawsuit for allegedly copying its lyrics from another song.

Taylor Swift 'Shake It Off' Lawsuit Explained

Earlier this week, Taylor Swift penned a letter to the presiding judge highlighting that she wrote the song by herself and has not lifted any lyrics from other people's work.

In 2017, songwriters Nathan Butler and Sean Hall sued Taylor Swift for alleged copyright infringement. Noting that the "All Too Well" hitmaker stole the lyrics of their song "Playas Gon' Play," a song they wrote in 2001 for the girl group 3LW.

Butler and Hall alleged that Swift lifted their lyrics "playas, they gonna play" and "haters, they gonna hate."

In "Shake It Off," Swift sang "Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate" instead.

Taylor Swift noted that "there was no need to steal" those lyrics because she had heard those lyrics growing up in school and even on the playground when she was still young.

However, as of this writing, Taylor has neither confirmed nor denied that "1989" would be the next album that she would re-record.

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