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Music and female stars: Is it still sex that sells best?

There’s long been a debate about how a woman who wants to make it to the top should look. Does she, like Adele, not worry too much about being a bit plump and just wear clothes she’s comfortable in or does she, like Madonna before her, often wear as little as possible, look as sexy as she can. And when it comes to deciding what the look will be who decides – the woman herself or the executives in the music industry who want to promote her. In other words is it sex that sells best? Singer Becky Hill, Victoria Hesketh aka Little Boots and music journalist Jacqueline Springer discuss with Woman's Hour's Jenni Murray.

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