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Amy Winehouse to Perform at Gala? Met Says No, No, No

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:07:00 -0400

Amy Winehouse will not and was never slated to perform at the Met’s Annual Costume Institute Gala on May 5th.

According to a spokesperson for the event, Ms. Winehouse was never scheduled to sing despite contradicting reports from the Daily Mail indicating that she was set to make an appearance, but then got “dropped” from the event.

An unnamed source told the British tabloid...

Morning Memo: Anna Wintour is Knackered; Academy Twists Strikers' Knickers

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:28:25 -0500

Some fashion week models are wearing T-shirts backstage that tout Angelina Jolie's Global Action for Children to attract attention to the cause as they get their pre-show hair and makeup done. [WWD]

Amy Winehouse was denied a US visa to attend the Grammy Awards, but she may appear via satellite. [Us]

Also, Winehouse is moving into the guesthouse at Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's home outside London. [Page Six]

Fashion Week big shots Anna Wintour and Suzy Menkes...

Amy Winehouse: The Next Tragic Talent?

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:02:40 -0500

Amy Winehouse is going to die young. At least that's what we're expecting, according to Salon's James Hannahan. "It seems inevitable, given the ferocious soul singer's combination of youth, chutzpah, talent, substance abuse and bad taste in men," he writes.

It looks as though she'll be following in good company in rock 'n' roll heaven, at least.

Try to contextualize her nascent career and her appetite for self-destruction, and you'll see the ghosts of...

Chloë Sevigny Pretends to Have Drug Problems for Harper's Bazaar

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:53:01 -0500

There’s something undeniably alluring about Chloë Sevigny. The moment we met her in director Larry Clark’s Kids, her unique sense of style came wafting off the screen, securing her place in the fashion zeitgeist. Even now, on HBO’s Big Love, the 33-year-old actress manages to make polygamy attractive—perhaps it has something to do with those just-rolled-out-of-bed eyes. So cool her vibe and refreshing her style, it almost seems like she could do no...

Grammy Noms? Cue Obligatory Eye Roll

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:25:34 -0500

Every year, the music nerd community does a massive eye roll when the Grammy nominations are announced. Sitting on their high bar stools, they thumb their noses and whine that all of their favorite, totally obscure, "indie" artists will never get the recognition they deserve. Even if those artists do make the list, they complain, they'll lose out to whichever act has the most radio play, the best PR people, or maybe the nicest...

Mr. West! Kanye Tops Grammy Nominations, Along With Amy Winehouse, Akon

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:50:39 -0500

Kanye West (8 nods) and Amy Winehouse (6 nods) top the Grammy Award nominations, announced today. They better bring big tote bags—green friendly!—to the Feb. 10 ceremony because they're looking to take home a lot of those little record player statues.

Read the Grammy press release after the jump.

Nominations for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy reflecting one of the most diverse years ever, with the Album Of...