The 26-year-old singer said that Goodbye Lullaby had been ready for a year, but the label were pushing for it to be given a dance overhaul.
She told Billboard, 'The biggest challenge and only challenge of this album was my record company.
'I found myself in a situation on my fourth record with a bunch of people at the label who I didn't know, and they're coming in on my project and saying, 'Here's what we think you need to do for your record,' and giving me their vision.
'And radio's so rhythmic dance-driven right now, and that's not where I was going with this record. So I had to fight and say no, but… I ultimately made the record I wanted to.'