Annie Lennox has warned young female pop stars they will have to live with the consequences of their "soft porn" images.

The 70-year-old Eurythmics star - who has previously called for age ratings on music videos - has spoken out against the "hypersexualised look" of female singers in the industry and warned current chart toppers such as Sabrina Carpenter and Charlie XCX - who have both embraced raunchy personas - they will have to "live with whatever comes from it".

In an interview with The Independent newspaper, Annie explained: "I was originally objecting to the fact that [it was the] record companies [who] were promoting this hypersexualised look.

"They were like, ‘Whoa, we’ve got soft porn with a musical background. That’ll make a ton of money.’ And it did.

"Now these artists ...

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