Lily Allen's West End Girl is a scorched-earth tell-all about the end of her celebrity marriage. It's the breakup album for our parasocial age.
This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
The singer Lily Allen dressed as "Madeline," the name ... Show More
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Let’s Talk About Lily Allen's New Album, West End Girl
West End Girl has taken the internet by storm as Lily Allen returns to the charts with a new confessional album dissecting the relationship breakdown between her and ex husband David Harbour. From the extremely detailed lyrics to the, well, even more extremely detailed lyrics, fa ... Show More
29m 17s
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55m 59s
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Lily Allen's 'West End Girl' and Grammy Nominations Predictions
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Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning or the End of an Era?
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