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Ben Rogerson

“I think it would always have niggled at me. Because those performances with Olivia Rodrigo triggered me, in a way”: Lily Allen says that being invited on stage by a Gen-Z star played a big part in her musical comeback

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 17: Lily Allen joins Olivia Rodrigo on stage to duet her song 'Smile' at The O2 Arena on May 17, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Live Nation).

It seemed for a while that Lily Allen had called time on her pop career. Her last album, No Shame, was released in 2018, and since then she’s spent her time taking an acting roles and starting a successful podcast (Miss Me?, with her friend Miquita Oliver).

It was announced this week, though, that Allen is set to return. West End Girl, her fifth album, will be released on Friday (24 October) - it contains 14 brand new songs that were written and recorded over a 10- day period in Los Angeles starting in Dec 2024, and later finished in London and New York.

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