My sixth album Reputation came out recently and the run-up to it has been surprisingly secretive – mine released a few songs (and a couple of splashy videos) from the record, but has been mum on the details, declining interviews and limiting her social-media presence to cryptic Instagram posts. Reputation, as it turns out, doesn't just depict my turning a new page – it shows how I spent the three years since 1989's release cracking open a brand-new Moleskine and starting afresh. Here are some of the surprises the album had to offer.
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