Feb 7, 2008 4:05 pm US/Eastern
Amy Winehouse Will Not Go To the Grammys
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Singer Amy Winehouse performs "Rehab" on-stage during the 2007 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheater on June 3, 2007 in Universal City, California.
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Amy Winehouse will not be performing at this year's Grammy Awards because her request for a visa has been turned down by the U.S. Embassy, her publicist said Thursday.
"Amy has been progressing well since entering a rehabilitation clinic two weeks ago and although disappointed with the decision has accepted the ruling and will be concentrating on her recovery," The Outside Organization, which counts the troubled retro-soul sensation among its clients, said in a statement.
Winehouse shot to fame with the autobiographical single "Rehab."
The 24-year-old singer and her acclaimed "Back to Black" album are nominated in six categories for at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Her potent blend of blues, jazz, pop and soul has won praise from critics and fans, but Winehouse has become as famous for her chaotic personal life as for her music.
Since the album's U.S. release last year, she has canceled a slew of appearances amid reports of drug use.
Her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, is in jail awaiting trial on charges of assault and lying to police.
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