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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Roisin O'Connor

Charlie Puth credits Taylor Swift for inspiring him to release ‘one of the hardest songs’ he’s ever written

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Taylor Swift seems to have inspired fellow pop star Charlie Puth to release what he has described as “one of the hardest songs” he’s ever written after Swift gave him a shout-out on her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.

The Eras artist caused a frenzy among fans when a leaked lyric showed her praising Puth on the title track, as she sings: “We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist.”

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