The Taylor Swift song that landed her a lawsuit

Taylor Swift is being sued by US R&B singer Jesse Braham who claimed she stole the words from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hate.

Taylor Swift has been slapped with a lawsuit by a songwriter who claims he first penned a now famous phrase from her hit Shake It Off.

US R&B singer/songwriter Jessie Braham said Swift's hit borrows heavily from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hate, according to a TMZ.com report.

Braham also known by his stage name Jesse Graham - claims he has copyright ownership of the phrases "haters gone hate" and "playas gone play", which appear more than 70 times in Swift's song.

His lyrics are: "Haters gone hate, players gon play. Watch out for the fakers, they'll fake you every day."

Swift's single, released a year later uses similar phrasing: "cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate."

Braham claims Swift's chorus is a direct rip-off of his song.

The songwriter demanded $US210 million from Swift, and wants his name added to any new release of Shake It Off.

A representative for Swift has yet to comment on the report.

- WENN