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Lily Allen has branded the music industry "sexist".

In an interview with the Daily Post, the 'Not Fair' singer claimed that it is more difficult for up-and-coming female artists to get recognition than it is for men.

"It's more about being a young female, because I think that men can get away with things," Allen explained. "Being a 30-year-old young man, you can get away with more than being a 30-year-old young woman.

"Within a professional environment I don't think that you can get away with as much being a woman as you can being a man. I think that people assume that with people like Duffy and Adele and me and Amy, that we are puppets being run by some men and some big, more powerful men in the background."

She added: "Whereas I don't think people would think the same about Paolo Nutini and James Morrison, you know?

"The sort of legalities and stuff have come a long way in that sense, but there's definitely an undertone of sexism that exists everywhere."

Digital Spy

Mmmmmm yeah....thats why charts are dominated by women...not only young women either...