Annie Lennox blasts "vile record industry that exploits troubled women..."

ANNIE LENNOX has hit out at the exploitation of young female stars by the "vile and unscrupulous" record industry. The 54-year-old singer claimed the welfare and well-being of vulnerable female artists was being sacrificed by uncaring executives in their pursuit of profit.

In an interview ahead of a concert in Johannesburg on Wednesday to raise funds and awareness of her work with women and children with HIV and Aids, she took the male-dominated music industry to task.

Lennox said: "People are very nice, they are all smiling, and everybody's interested in you, but basically they are looking for the profit margin, looking Where can we make the money?' and not necessarily with your best interests. More...

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