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Annie Lennox dropped by record label

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Tuesday January 15, 2008

Singer Annie Lennox has been dropped by her record label — in what she’s called a shocking snub and a “kick in the teeth”.

The “No More I Love You’s” star, 53, was left shocked when her label, Sony BMG suddenly began ignoring her weeks before her contract was due to expire.

The former Eurythmics singer - one of the most successful female artists ever – has been hit hard by the shabby treatment. She said: “They totally ignored me. It was bizarre, a kick in the teeth.

“They didn’t even pick up phone calls or emails for three weeks. I’m trying to find out what’s behind it. Probably a good thing that I’m no longer with them – mild understatement. Unless it’s them trying to tell me something… Hello!”

Annie – whose last album reached number in the UK chart last October, added to Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “It feels like I’m spent, as if I’ve completely run out of energy. I’m now out of contract with Sony BMG.

“I’m going to take my time over the coming months to figure out what to do with this freedom.”

One of her plans is a clear-out and charity sale of possessions on eBay. Annie said: “It’ll be a great big jumble sale.”

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Thomas
This story has been refuted.
To anyone who was paying attention, namely the legions of Annie fans through the world., when her last album “Songs of Mass Destruction” was released a few months ago she stated that after that record she would no would no longer be under contract because she had fulfilled the terms of her agreement.
Below is the statements from both Lennox and BMG:
From Annie:
An article has been published in today’s Daily Mirror stating that I’d been “dumped” by Sony BMG. As you know, this is completely untrue. My recording contract with the company has simply expired.
They obviously have been reading my blogs, but have completely misinterpreted and misreported what I’ve written.
I was referring to being totally let down by the South African branch of Sony BMG who completely disappeared, when I came to perform for the 46664 campaign in Johannesburg. In the same blog, I complimented the Norwegian company, who were absolutely great…as were the representatives from Italy and France. I had a meeting with Ged Docherty, the head of UK Sony BMG this afternoon, who was absolutely mortified by the piece. The paper will be publishing a retraction tomorrow.
Annie Lennox
Please find the statement from Sony BMG UK below:
London – 15/01/08 –
Sony BMG UK sets the record straight on the company’s relationship with Annie Lennox reported in today’s Daily Mirror and other media
Sony BMG today moved to set the record straight on its relationship with Annie Lennox following a ludicrous report originating in the Daily Mirror that the artist had been dropped by her label.
Annie’s career with the company has spanned over 25 years, including 15 as a solo artist, and seen her become one of the UK’s greatest ever artists, with 80 million album sales and 33 hit singles.
In that time Annie has been honoured with 4 Grammies, 11 BRIT Awards, 5 Ivor Novello Awards, an Oscar and 2 Golden Globes among many other accolades.
Her last album due under the existing contract was released in October 2007.
Ged Doherty, Chairman of Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK, said “We are immensely proud to have worked with Annie over more than 2 decades. She now has a choice as to whether she wants to continue to work with us in the future. We very much hope that she will.”
The quotes attributed to Annie’s dissatisfaction with her label arose out of a trip in December to South Africa and have no relevance to the expiry of her contract.
Sony BMG will continue to work with Annie on her current album as well as on her SING project in support of HIV AIDS sufferers
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Seems like someone at Showbiz could have done their homework a little better.