George Michael's Estate Reacts To Sample Featured On Taylor Swift's New Album

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68df979b1400007fc95c6d1f.jpg?ops=crop_179_367_2016_1486%2Cscalefit_630_noupscale" alt="George Michael on stage in 2012" data-caption="George Michael on stage in 2012" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Daniel Gilfeather/Shutterstock" />George Michael on stage in 2012</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400"><a href="news/george-michael/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Michael</a>’s estate has heaped praise on the new <a href="news/taylor-swift/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Taylor Swift</a> album, which features an interpolation of one of the late singer’s signature hits.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">On Friday morning, the Grammy winner unveiled her new album The Life Of A Showgirl, including the song Father Figure.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Earlier this week, the writing credits for this track were revealed to include George’s name, <a href="https://x.com/tswifterastour/status/1972841588616466607" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">leading many fans to speculate</a> that Taylor’s recording would incorporate the former Wham! star’s song of the same name.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Upon the song’s release, this was confirmed to be the case, with George’s successors posting a statement in support of Taylor’s new album on Instagram.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">“We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael’s classic song Father Fi