Posted by Adam

Monday June 1, 2009

Joss Stone wants to free herself from her album deal with EMI.

The singer says she is prepared to sacrifice £2m in a desperate bid to quit the record label.

According to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, the 22-year-old claims she has “no working relationship” with EMI and has even recorded a song called Free Me about her wish to escape.

But EMI has refused to let her go — and is taking legal action in return, claiming she is in breach of contract by failing to deliver the master tapes for her new album Colour Me Free.

Stone told EMI she wanted to leave in January and insiders say she is willing to give up £1.2million from a £7.5million advance she was given in 2006.

She is also prepared to give up £800,000 due for Colour Me Free.

“Joss has completely lost faith in EMI,” said one insider. “It’s all pie charts and products and there’s no creativity. She has no working relationship with them and no confidence they will support her or market her album properly.

“She’s actually prepared to pay £2million for her freedom — that’s how bad it is. She wants to give back this money from her advance to EMI so that she can get out of the deal. Then she’ll release the album some other way.

“Joss has already agreed to pay back the money and forgo another £800,000 she would receive for delivering the album.

“But instead of signing the deal, EMI has started this lawsuit.”

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