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Olivia Rodrigo Loses $1 M as Swift, Williams Get Credits

6/11/2026

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Olivia Rodrigo (singer) lost over $1 million in royalties after Taylor Swift (singer) and Hayley Williams (singer) earned writing credits on her 2021 album *Sour*.
Elvis Costello (musician) said suing Rodrigo over “Brutal” riff would be ludicrous, and noted 1978 hit “Pump It Up” borrowed from Bob Dylan (musician) “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” which Dylan never sued.
Taylor Swift’s co-writers Jack Antonoff (songwriter) and St. Vincent (musician) received credit for Rodrigo’s “Deja Vu.”

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Olivia Rodrigo (singer) lost over $1 million in royalties after Taylor Swift (singer) and Hayley Williams (singer) earned writing credits on her 2021 album *Sour*.
Elvis Costello (musician) said suing Rodrigo over “Brutal” riff would be ludicrous, and noted 1978 hit “Pump It Up” borrowed from Bob Dylan (musician) “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” which Dylan never sued.
Taylor Swift’s co-writers Jack Antonoff (songwriter) and St. Vincent (musician) received credit for Rodrigo’s “Deja Vu.”