I still don't think she 'scrapped' the album after "Focus" or anything. I mean, the three promo singles: LMLY, BA, Into You, were all done before Focus. And then after Focus, she was working with Max some more, did the Christmas EP, and was mastering the album quick into 2016. So I assume that most of the Tommy/Victoria songs were done before Focus too.
She might've asked Max to give her songs that sounded more mature afterwards, which resulted in DW but still, even that wouldn't change the fact that most of the album was done before Focus tanked.
I still don't think she 'scrapped' the album after "Focus" or anything. I mean, the three promo singles: LMLY, BA, Into You, were all done before Focus. And then after Focus, she was working with Max some more, did the Christmas EP, and was mastering the album quick into 2016. So I assume that most of the Tommy/Victoria songs were done before Focus too.
She might've asked Max to give her songs that sounded more mature afterwards, which resulted in DW but still, even that wouldn't change the fact that most of the album was done before Focus tanked.