Empowerment is the gaining of control over one’s own life and work. In Lily Allen’s account of West End Girl, it was not a slogan but an outcome: the album’s success gave her, in her words, a sense of agency and accomplishment, and the feeling of liberation that comes from no longer needing to be taken care of — personally or professionally.
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Mentioned in: Why Lily Allen’s Comeback Matters: The Return of Pop’s Most Honest Voice