Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Lily Allen's new song 'Hard Out Here' hits back at the double standards in the industry.

The 28-year-old pop star has re-emerged after a four-year hiatus from music and taken aim at the way female singers are treated compared to men through her new lyrics and music video.

The video sees Lily undergo liposuction at the behest of her manager in order to look thin and glamorous after her break from music.

Elsewhere in the clip, the singer mocks raunchy music videos as a troupe of scantily clad dancers writhe around behind her, pour champagne over their breasts and shake their posteriors.

Lily also appears to poke fun at singer Miley Cyrus as she attempts to twerk.

The song's lyrics, meanwhile, see the sharp-tongued songstress point out the sexist double standards in the music industry.

She sings: "If I talk about my sex life, you'll call me a s**t / When boys be talking about their bitches, no one's making a fuss."

Later in the chorus, she blasts: "Forget your balls and grow a pair of t*ts / It's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch."

'Hard Out Here' serves as the first single from Lily's upcoming third studio album, following 2009's 'It's Not Me, It's You'.


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