Annie Lennox was reportedly dropped by her record label, Sony BMG, recently. She noticed something was up when they wouldn’t return her calls or emails, just before her contract was due to expire.

She says the move is a “kick in the teeth”.

Lennox, 53, said she was shocked at the way she was treated by the company which once hailed her as “one of the finest musical voices of the age.”

“Probably a good thing I’m no longer with them – mild understatement. Unless it’s them trying to tell me something… Hello!”

The singer admitted she has been left contemplating her future in the music industry. She said that she feels like she’s spent, like she’s run out of energy. She also added that she is going to take her time over the coming months to figure out what to do with her freedom.