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Rina Sawayama has discussed how she was inspired by the “fake stories” on Taylor Swift‘s ‘Folklore’ for her new album ‘Hold The Girl’.The singer’s follow-up to 2020 debut album ‘SAWAYAMA’ is due out on September 2, via Dirty Hit, and was previewed last month with the single ‘This Hell’.In a new interview with Rolling Stone UK about the album, Sawayama spoke of being struck by the way Swift told stories of other people on her 2020 lockdown album, moving away from the autobiographical work of her past.“I remember when Taylor Swift released Folklore, I was like, ‘This bitch is writing about fake stories and she just wrote a whole album. If she can do it, I need to do it,’” Sawayama said, revealing that it was too painful to write songs about her own experiences while going through therapy.Discussing how she wants to keep her personal issues out of her songs for the time being, the singer added: “For me, it’s important that the listener is able to listen to it as a pop record first without that background, [and] make their own feelings about it.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Thursday, June 2.

An army veteran launched a terrifying knife attack on a shopkeeper after he refused to serve him credit. Carl Hayward, 34, walked up to the First Convenience Store in Burnage, hiding a kitchen knife up his sleeve.

For the third year running, Hotel Indigo Manchester - Victoria Station has picked up TripAdvisor's 2022 Travelers’ Choice Award. The award was bestowed on the city centre hotel earlier this month for ‘demonstrating a commitment to excellence’.

Incoming Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has expressed his excitement to work with superstar Cristiano Ronaldo - quashing uncertainty surrounding the Portugal captain's future.

An art exhibition celebrating the life and reign of Her Majesty the Queen is coming to Manchester city centre this June.

It's a landmark known across Greater Manchester. Soon, a new community will emerge in the shadow of Stockport's famous viaduct.

The Pride of Manchester’s Teenager of Courage was presented with his award in a special visit from one of his favourite YouTubers last week.

From Jilly's Rockworld to Rotters and Hacienda to the Wiggly Worm, many iconic nightclubs in Greater Manchester have been and gone.

A new play area made from recycled McDonald’s Happy Meal toys has been unveiled outside the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

It's been a mixed bag at Manchester today - with some people reporting 'absolutely disgraceful' security queues, and others 'sailing through'. One woman said the queue she experienced at security was 'genuinely ridiculous'.

Former X Factor star, Fleur East took a tumble as she stepped out of a cab after arriving at the Pride of Manchester Awards on Tuesday night. After the car door was opened, Fleur, 34, went to emerge from the car, but it looked as though her toe got stuck and she fell out straight onto her knees to the gasps of the onlookers in the watching crowd. As security guards swiftly helped her up, Fleur styled it out like a pro as she laughed and said: “I’m alright”.

One of Bury town centre’s most recognisable buildings could be transformed into seven flats. The Union Club at 1 The Rock, was built around 1874 and is Grade II listed.

A judge had to stop sentencing a paedophile after he realised he knew him and did not want to prejudice the case. Christopher Jeacock, 37, of Bowdon, had earlier pleaded guilty to the making of indecent images of children, possession of a prohibited image of a child and possession of an extreme pornographic image.

Manchester United have been told they would be “lucky” to have Antonio Conte as their manager.

A serial abuser who strangled his girlfriend, leaving her fearing for her life, is among the criminals jailed in Manchester this week. Prison terms were also handed to a 'dangerous' pervert who attempted to meet up with young children for sex, but was caught out by an undercover profile.