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Winehouse Hospitalized After Fainting

Singer 'recovered,'
but could stay night
as a precaution

Jun 16, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse was hospitalized today after fainting at her London home, the BBC reports. Winehouse's assistant caught her before she fell, and, though she "quickly recovered," the singer's father took her to hospital "as a precaution," says her spokesman. Doctors aren't sure what caused the fainting,... More »

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 Winehouse's Hubby 
 Cops to Assault  

Fielder-Civil pleads guilty in attack on pub owner

Jun 9, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse’s husband pleaded guilty to assaulting a pub owner and perverting the course of justice, the Sun reports. Blake Fielder-Civil, 26, who’s been in prison since his November arrest, hammered out the pleas with his three cohorts during court proceedings last week. His troubled better half made... More »

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London • crime • celebrity trials • celebrity • guilty plea • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • assault

 Cambridge
 Poetry
 Students
 Analyze This 

Notorious partier-songwriter's lyrics compared to 16th Century poem

May 27, 08 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stodgy? Never! Cambridge University surprised its English students with an exam requesting literary analysis of Amy Winehouse lyrics last week. Students compared a poem by 16th century poet and ne’er-do-well adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh with Winehouse’s “Love is a Losing Game,” and songs by Bob Dylan... More »

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poetry • Amy Winehouse • English literature • Cambridge University • Sir Walter Raleigh

 Duffy Latest to Give
 Motown a UK Twist 

Welsh import, following Winehouse et al., makes US TV blitz this week

May 12, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 23-year-old Welsh singer is the latest in a wave of pop artists—female, British ones—to channel 1960s Motown, the Wall Street Journal reports. Duffy, who storms the US this week with TV talk-show appearances and a performance at the Apollo tonight, is already a hit across Europe, her... More »

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music • Amy Winehouse • Aretha Franklin • Wales • soul • Motown • Duffy • Apollo Theater • Rockferry

 Winehouse Busted Again

Star busted after cops view 'drug video'

May 8, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Addled singer Amy Winehouse is out on bail after being arrested again for suspected drug offenses yesterday, the Guardian reports. London police questioned her after a video surfaced that allegedly shows her taking drugs. Winehouse's last arrest was less than two weeks ago, when she was cautioned about an assault. More »

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celebrity • arrest • drug abuse • Amy Winehouse • singer

Winehouse Too Messed Up for 007 Tune?

Producer says so as Bond theme song
gets scrapped

May 3, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drug-addled Amy Winehouse won’t be crooning James Bond's next theme song because, her producer says, she is too troubled to make music. Mark Ronson said they started work on the track but he grew tired of her erratic behavior, the Sun reports. A Winehouse spokesman blames a creative... More »

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music • James Bond • soundtrack • Amy Winehouse • Mark Ronson

 Celebs Who Dress (Way) Down 

Wealthy folks who insist on dressing like they're poor

May 2, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just because they have tons of money and access to the hautest of couture doesn't mean they actually have to take advantage of it. Nerve highlights richie-riches who refuse to advertise their wealth with high-class duds. (Or sometimes showers.)
  1. Amy Winehouse: Even smokes crack "just to keep
... More »

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Britney Spears • Peter Jackson • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Pete Doherty • Mary-Kate Olsen • Nick Nolte • Ashley Olsen • Penny Marshall

  Amy Singing 007's Tune? 

Britain's favorite bad girl vying to land new movie's theme song

Apr 29, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though her head-butting skills may be as valuable to 007 as her pipes, Amy Winehouse is auditioning to be the theme-song girl, not Bond girl, of the upcoming pic Quantum of Solace. Producer Mark Ronson said there are no guarantees her track will be used, though he adds, “The... More »

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celebrity • James Bond • soundtrack • Amy Winehouse • Mark Ronson • Quantum of Solace

 Winehouse 'Cautioned' 
 After Night in Cell  

Singer held by London police on suspicion of assault

Apr 26, 08 8:01 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

So That's
What's Under the Beehive

Winehouse worth $20M, list of UK 'Music Millionaires' says

Apr 25, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(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... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • Amy Winehouse • rich

Winehouse Faces Jail After Violent Bender

Booze, drugs said to fuel fists of fury from 'snarling tigress'

Apr 24, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(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... More »

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alcohol abuse • celebrity • drug abuse • Amy Winehouse

Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead

Saxophone player
died from suspected drug overdose at 31

Mar 24, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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drug addiction • celebrity • overdose • jazz • Amy Winehouse • saxophone • Corinne Bailey Rae • Jason Rae • West Yorkshire Police • Haggis Horns • Put Your Records On

OPINION

Winehouse More Than a 'Genius Junkie'

Queen of 'retro soul' not just cribbing from the past, says Frere-Jones

Mar 2, 08 5:09 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Ugh! 10 Worst Smiles in Music

Some rockers seem to have chronic dental hygiene problems, gold grill addictions

Feb 28, 08 5:07 PM CST
(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.
  1. Pogues frontman Shane McGowan's utterly decomposed dents
  2. Amy Winehouse's missing canine
... More »

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Keith Richards • list • teeth • musician • Amy Winehouse • Thom Yorke • Paul Wall • David Bowie • Shane McGowan • Mick Jones • Trick Daddy • Jewel

Winehouse
to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

Wouldn't you love
to look this good?

Feb 26, 08 1:40 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Stones Sing New Tune:
Don't Do Drugs

Don't do as we did, Jagger, Richards
urge Winehouse

Feb 18, 08 8:27 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Wild Girls Rate,
Bad Boys Skate

Media swarm Britney, Amy, but leave Heath, Kiefer in peace

Feb 17, 08 8:39 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Winehouse Dressed Up Tattoo for Grammys

Topless pinup got
an eyeliner makeover

Feb 15, 08 1:36 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Winehouse Sweeps Grammys

Herbie Hancock in surprise win for best album

Feb 11, 08 4:18 AM CST
(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 • rehab • Bill Clinton • Kanye West • Amy Winehouse • Grammy Awards • Herbie Hancock

Winehouse's New Hosts:
the Osbournes

No, it's not the punch line of a joke about rehab and reality TV

Feb 8, 08 4:10 PM CST
(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... More »

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

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