(NEW YORK) - Indigo Girls have joined a protest concert against tobacco company Philip Morris and its WomanThing Music label.|

The benefit, called Virginia SLAM! 2, will target the imprint's use of music to sell a deadly product; it will be held April 27 at Irving Plaza in New York. CDs released by WomanThing Music, which was formed last year to underwrite debut discs by female performers, are only available with the purchase of two packages of Virginia Slim cigarettes.

Virginia SLAM! was founded by singer/songwriter Leslie Nuchow, who was offered a record deal by WomanThing Music. Enraged by what she views as the company's manipulation of music to promote cigarette smoking, she rejected the offer and started the protest organization.