British jazz prodigy Amy Winehouse has hit out at pop superstars Madonna and BRITNEY SPEARS - dubbing the former "an old lady" and Spears "a joke".

Since bursting onto the scene, the 20-year-old singer has become as famous for her sharp tongue as her music.

She has famously denounced singer Dido and clearly has no respect for her chart elders.

The FRANK hitmaker says of Madonna, "I liked her when I was about eight. She was cute and that was about it really.

"Now she's an old lady. She can't shock people any more, I think she should get a nice band, just stand in front of them and f***ing sing."

But Winehouse saves her harshest words for Spears, who she wants to quit singing for good: "She's a joke now. I wish her luck with her marriage because I hope it stops her going back into the studio."

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