Overview
- Las Vegas entertainer Maren Wade filed a trademark lawsuit in California against Taylor Swift and UMG over the album title The Life of a Showgirl.
- Wade asks the court for a preliminary injunction, which is a fast order to stop further use of the title, and she seeks monetary damages.
- She says she has used Confessions of a Showgirl since 2014 and registered it in 2015, arguing the two titles feel alike and reach the same audience.
- The complaint says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office already refused to register Swift’s title because it could be confused with Wade’s mark.
- Swift’s team has not commented, and reports note the October 2025 album was a top seller, which Wade says could drown out her brand, while analysts suggest Swift could fight in court or try to buy the rights.