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  • April 2008

    • Winehouse 'Cautioned' After Night in Cell

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 26, 08 8:01 AM CDT

      Winehouse 'Cautioned' After Night in Cell

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse spent the night behind bars after showing up 3 hours late for questioning yesterday on Tuesday's head-butting and punching assault on two men outside a London bar, the Times reports. The visibly distressed singer was arrested and held overnight because a doctor deemed her “unfit to be interviewed.” This morning she was questioned and released with a "caution." More »

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      celebrity  • Amy Winehouse  • assault  • singer  • Blake Fielder Civil

    • So That's What's Under the Beehive

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 25, 08 3:50 PM CDT

      So That's What's Under the Beehive

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse may not always look like $20 million, but that’s how much she’s worth, according to the Times of London. The 24-year-old singer has had a troubled year—today, for example, she was arrested for assault after an alleged rampage Wednesday night—but she’s together enough financially to crack the Times’ Young Music Millionaires list for the first time. More »

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      music  • Amy Winehouse  • Paul McCartney  • rich

    • Winehouse Faces Jail After Violent Bender

      Sun (UK)  |  Apr 24, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      Winehouse Faces Jail After Violent Bender

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse will be arrested, sources tell the Sun , after assaulting two men during a booze- and drug-induced rampage last night in London. The 24-year-old singer allegedly headbutted a man who was trying to hail a cab for her, and earlier punched a man for refusing to give up his pool table.  More »

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      celebrity  • Amy Winehouse  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse

  • March 2008

    • Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Mar 24, 08 7:54 AM CDT

      Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead

      (Newser) - The husband of British soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead from a suspected drug overdose at his home in the UK. Jason Rae, 31, a saxophone player, is said to have struggled with drug abuse for years, according to Britain's Daily Mail . His band, the Haggis Horns, had backed Amy Winehouse. More »

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      celebrity  • Amy Winehouse  • drug addiction  • drug overdose  • jazz  • saxophone

    • Winehouse More Than a 'Genius Junkie'

      New Yorker  |  Mar 2, 08 5:09 AM CST

      Winehouse More Than a 'Genius Junkie'

      (Newser) - It's tempting to chalk up the popularity of singer Amy Winehouse to her headline-grabbing bent for self-destruction, writes Sasha Frere-Jones in the New Yorker . But that would be a mistake. He takes a closer look at Back to Black , with its "perfect" single "Rehab," and finds much to treasure. What might initially come off as mere imitation of classic soul and R&B is actually a novel evolution, he argues. More »

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      music  • Amy Winehouse  • music review  • pop music  • Mark Ronson  • R  • Sasha Frere-Jones

  • February 2008

    • Ugh! 10 Worst Smiles in Music

      Blender  |  Feb 28, 08 5:07 PM CST

      Ugh! 10 Worst Smiles in Music

      (Newser) - Inspiring melodies and tongue-twisting rhymes may issue from their pipes, but for some rockers the sound passes through a terrifying portal. Blender inspects the 10 worst sets of teeth in music, starting with the bottom of the barrel. Pogues frontman Shane McGowan's utterly decomposed dents Amy Winehouse's missing canine Young David Bowie, pre-American makeover Trick Daddy's gold grill; more like precious dentures More »

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      list  • Amy Winehouse  • musician  • Keith Richards  • teeth  • Thom Yorke  • David Bowie  • Jewel

    • Winehouse to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

      Sun (UK)  |  Feb 26, 08 1:40 PM CST

      Winehouse to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse is about to release a line of clothing and makeup for the many, many people who want to look like her, the Sun reports. Prepare for Winehouse-brand leopard-print headscarves, hairspray, and, of course, liquid eyeliner. “I think this stuff would sell very well,” said a fashion industry source. “She has become a fashion icon despite not always looking too fresh.” More »

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      fashion  • Amy Winehouse  • clothing  • headscarves  • cosmetics  • makeup  • eyeliner

    • Stones Sing New Tune: Don't Do Drugs

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 18, 08 8:27 AM CST

      Stones Sing New Tune: Don't Do Drugs

      (Newser) - Stick with the sex and rock 'n' roll, but skip the drugs, say the Rolling Stones to the next generation of musicians. In particular, the 64-year-old front men warn pal Amy Winehouse that she can't always get what she wants. "She should get her act together," says Keith Richards, and Sir Mick Jagger is "worried she might die," reports the Daily Telegraph . More »

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      drugs  • Amy Winehouse  • rock and roll  • Rolling Stones  • Mick Jagger  • Keith Richards

    • Wild Girls Rate, Bad Boys Skate

      New York Times  |  Feb 17, 08 8:39 AM CST

      Wild Girls Rate, Bad Boys Skate

      (Newser) - There's a clear gender disparity in the obsessive media coverage of celebrity meltdowns, writes the New York Times. Just compare the relative restraint Entertainment Tonight exercised in holding back a video of Heath Ledger doing drugs with the news outlet gusto that greets the latest Amy Winehouse or Lindsay Lohan misbehavior. Or compare Kiefer Sutherland's jail stint to Paris Hilton's. More »

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      Britney Spears  • media  • Lindsay Lohan  • Paris Hilton  • paparazzi  • Heath Ledger  • Amy Winehouse  • Owen Wilson  • Kiefer Sutherland

    • Winehouse Dressed Up Tattoo for Grammys

      New York Post  |  Feb 15, 08 1:36 PM CST

      Winehouse Dressed Up Tattoo for Grammys

      (Newser) - When they tried to make her tone down her body art for the Grammys, Amy Winehouse, for once, didn't say no, no, no. The British pop star played it prudent in her satellite performance, covering the usually bare chest of a pinup tattoo on her arm with black eyeliner to give it a makeshift strapless bra, Page Six reports. More »

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      Amy Winehouse  • pop music  • Grammy Awards  • visa  • tattoos  • eyeliner

    • Winehouse Sweeps Grammys

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 11, 08 4:18 AM CST

      Winehouse Sweeps Grammys

      (Newser) - Troubled Brit Amy Winehouse was the big winner at last night's Grammys, taking five awards for her album Rehab and beaming in to perform via satellite from Britain, where she's in rehab. The upset of the night was 67-year-old Herbie Hancock's win for best album. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Bill Clinton  • Amy Winehouse  • rehab  • Kanye West  • Grammy Awards  • Herbie Hancock

    • Winehouse's New Hosts: the Osbournes

      Daily Mirror (UK)  |  Feb 8, 08 4:10 PM CST

      Winehouse's New Hosts: the Osbournes

      (Newser) - If Amy Winehouse wanted peace and quiet after her rehab stint, she may have miscalculated. The troubled diva will move into a guest cottage at the Osbournes' mansion, home to the famously quirky Black Sabbath rocker and his reality-TV-star family, the Daily Mirror reports. Kelly Osbourne is well qualified to help her troubled friend, says a source: "She has been there before with her dad." More »

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      Amy Winehouse  • rehab  • drug addiction  • Grammy Awards  • The Osbournes

    • Amy Will Be at Grammys— via Satellite

      Associated Press  |  Feb 7, 08 6:22 PM CST

      Amy Will Be at Grammys&mdash; via Satellite

      (Newser) - A recent trip to rehab hasn't made the US government a bigger fan of singer Amy Winehouse. Her bid for a visa to perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles has been denied by the American embassy in London, the AP reports. She won't be a total no-show, however—producers have finagled a live performance via satellite. More »

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      drugs  • Amy Winehouse  • Grammy Awards  • visa

  • January 2008

    • Winehouse Go, Go, Goes to Rehab

      E! Online  |  Jan 24, 08 5:33 PM CST

      Winehouse Go, Go, Goes to Rehab

      (Newser) - Though her hit song may deny it, Amy Winehouse is going to rehab, E! reports. The Grammy-nominated singer today checked herself into an undisclosed drug-treatment facility a day after police began investigating a video in which she inhales from a smoking glass pipe. No word yet whether Winehouse, 24, will still perform at the Grammys in Los Angeles next month. More »