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The estate of George Michael<\/a> has responded to Taylor Swift<\/a> interpolating his hit \u2018Father Figure\u2019 on her new album.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, it was reported that the track \u2018Father Figure\u2019 on Swift\u2019s \u2018The Life Of A Showgirl\u2019 will see the pop singer interpolate George Michael\u2019s 1987 classic tune<\/a> of the same name.<\/p>\n While Taylor\u2019s version of \u2018Father Figure\u2019 isn\u2019t a cover of the Michael tune, it will see her pay homage to the late Wham!<\/a> singer, weaving in bits of his classic hit into her original track.<\/p>\n George Michael\u2019s estate has since responded to Swift\u2019s interpolation, writing on social media: \u201cWe were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael\u2018s classic song \u2018Father Figure\u2019 into a brand new song of the same title to be featured on her forthcoming album.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we heard the track we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists and we know George would have felt the same,\u201d they continued, before going on to wish Swift \u201cevery success with\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>\u00a0and \u2018Father Figure.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in the week, Michael\u2019s ex-partner of 13 years Kenny Goss has told TMZ<\/em><\/a> that while the late \u2018Faith\u2019 singer never got the chance to meet Taylor, he believes his former partner would have loved her artistry and would have appreciated the interpolation.<\/p>\n Besides the credit that George Michael will receive for \u2018Father Figure\u2019, the only other feature confirmed for \u2018The Life Of A Showgirl\u2019 so far sees\u00a0Swift team up with Sabrina Carpenter on the title track<\/a>. \u2018The Life Of A Showgirl\u2019 was co-produced by\u00a0Max Martin<\/a>\u00a0and Shellback, alongside Swift herself.<\/p>\n The star has insisted that there are \u201cno other songs coming\u201d<\/a>\u00a0beyond the standard edition tracklist. More recently,\u00a0she talked about the \u201cluxurious\u201d album artwork<\/a>\u00a0and said fans would see \u201cmore images than we ever planned\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n