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After Swift, 30, released her eighth studio album on Friday, a Black artist Amira Rasool claimed on Twitter that Folklore's merch logo bared a striking resemblance to her online store--The Folklore, which exclusively sells goods from Africa and the diaspora, according to its website. "Wait hold up.

Taylor Swift is under fire after a Black business owner accused her of selling merchandise for her new album, “Folklore,” that strongly resembled her brand logo. Artist Amira Rasool took to social media to address her disappointment that Swift’s merch designs resembled the logo of her online boutique called The Folklore.

, last week. And despite Taylor giving the internet only 24 hours to mentally and emotionally prepare for the album's release, it outsold...and so did her merchandise. But it didn't all drop without a hiccup, because Folklore's merch was notably similar to the logo of , a Black-owned fashion retailer focused on African brands founded by Amira Rasool.

After the release of her highly successful new album, Folklore, Taylor Swift was actually involved in some controversy and now, her team is responding! As you might have heard, the superstar was accused of stealing the album’s merch logo from a Black designer, which is especially bad amid the BLM movement. Earlier today, a statement was issued on Good Morning America, in response to fellow artist Amira Rasool’s claims that the logo had been plagiarized.

Taylor Swift's surprise eighth album folklore was released on July 24 and has been a massive hit with fans, breaking numerous records in the space of a few days.

Taylor Swift has reportedly changed the name and design of her Folklore album merchandise after a small business owner complained it was too similar to her own brand. According to Women’s Wear Daily, Taylor had initially had ‘The Folklore’ on her merch, rather than just ‘Folklore’ which was the name of the album, which was changed after a small business owner reached out to Taylor’s team. Amira Rasool, owner of The Folklore, which is an online platform for African clothing and accessories, says Taylor’s team quickly made the changes she had asked for after she complained it was causing confusion for her customers. The businesswoman told WWD: ‘I was so surprised and so shocked and it was really devastating.’Taylor’s team at 13 Management

Taylor Swift is taking swift action.

Taylor Swift‘s Folklore album garnered plenty of attention late last week when the singer gave fans less than 24 hours notice before unveiling the 16-track project!