India, April 1 -- Singer Taylor Swift is facing a lawsuit by writer Maren Wade over the title of her last album The Life of a Showgirl. On Monday, Wade accused Swift in the California federal court of trademark infringement, false designation and unfair competition. She is seeking unspecified damages from Swift and UMG recordings, along with a court order that would bar the pop star from continuing to use the title. In 2014, Wade appeared in the reality show America's Got Talent, and the same year, she started writing a column in Las Vegas Weekly called "Confessions of a Showgirl" about her experience as a performer in the entertainment industry. She eventually also started a podcast and live show with the title. In 2025 Swift released her twelfth album, The Life of a Showgirl. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jaymie Parkinnen, a lawyer for Wade said, in a statement, "A solo performer who spent twelve years building a brand shouldn't have to watch it disappear because someone bigger came along." The complaint also read, "They did not do so quietly. Within weeks, the designation was affixed to consumer goods, stamped onto labels, tags, and packaging, and deployed as a source identifier across retail channels-all directed at the same audience Plaintiff had spent years cultivating." According to the lawsuit, when Swift reportedly applied for trademark of her album, the US Patent and Trademark Office declined it because it sounded similar to Wade's title. Swift hasn't replied to the lawsuit yet.HTC...