Simon Cowell cares more about money than music: KT Tunstall

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jul 11 2016 | 8:02 AM IST
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall Simon Cowell's record label Syco and The X Factor cares more about making money than producing quality music.
The 41-year-old Scottish musician feels good artists are losing out on radio air time because the music manager's label, reported Femalefirst.
"Parts of music have become a complete corporate exercise. It's always happened but it's just happening now on a much larger scale.
"The amount of artists putting music out now is unrecognizable. Be it Cowell's label or whatever, they're basically taking up a lot of air space when the new Bowie or the new Lou Reed can't get on the radio because X Factor has clogged up the airwaves. And it's not longevity, it's about money," Tunstall said.
The "Suddenly I See" hitmaker said some female artists use their sexuality to sell records.
"There's tons of female performers where you can tell they're getting their body out because it's going to sell their record.
"You can tell pretty easily which women in music are expressing themselves and celebrating their incredible hot bodies like Rihanna and Miley Cyrus and are making their own decisions and are in control of it.
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First Published: Jul 11 2016 | 8:02 AM IST

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