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Legendary singer Annie Lennox has been dropped by her label, reports SoundGenerator.com.

Lennox is reportedly devastated by Sony BMG’s sudden dismissal of her, and perhaps considering retirement. “It feels like I’m spent, as if I’ve completely run out of energy,” she told the site. “I’m going to take my time over the coming months to figure out what to do with this freedom.”

Weeks before Lennox’s contract was due to expire, the label cut off communication. “They totally ignored me,” Lennox said. “It was bizarre. It was a kick in the teeth. They didn’t return my phone calls or emails for three weeks. I’m trying to find out what’s behind it.

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

The label used to call Lennox “one of the finest musical voices of the age.”

Jay-Z’s fans got a sneak preview last week of his much-anticipated album, “Kingdom Come,” much to the dismay of the rapper himself.

Jay-Z’s record label, Universal Music Group, announced Tuesday it will launch a lawsuit against the popular site MySpace after it released the entire album.

The mammoth label is suing the site for $150,000 for copyright infringement on every unauthorized song and video that MySpace has on its servers.

A spokesperson for Univeral Music says, “The suit is intended to protect the rights of our artists and songwriters and do something about the massive infringement that is going on.”

Kingdom Come is to be released on Tuesday, Nov. 21.