Does good art need inner turmoil? Taylor Swift’s newest album breaks the mould with a breezy, joyful feel. But some critics think in shedding her sadness she has also lost her way.
How Taylor Swift smashed her own records
Record release: In just three days, Swift achieved the UK's biggest first-week album sales since Ed Sheeran's Divide in 2017. Glossary
Theory - An idea that you have yet to prove.
Turmoil - A state of great confusion. The word was originally a verb meaning to agitate.
Tone-deaf - Insensitive to how something might sound to other people.
Vincent van Gogh - A Dutch artist who painted The Starry Night in 1889 while staying in a French mental asylum after suffering a breakdown. He died by suicide the following year.
Depression - Low mood that affects someone's daily life, and can last for weeks or months.
Auction - When an item is sold to the person that bids the most money for it. Auctions can take place in person or online.