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| Winehouse scraps MTV appearance | Winehouse scraps MTV appearance |
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| Amy Winehouse will not be appearing at the MTV Music Awards next month, her US record label has confirmed. | Amy Winehouse will not be appearing at the MTV Music Awards next month, her US record label has confirmed. |
| Universal Republic Records said all of the R&B singer's US appearances had been cancelled "in a continued effort to support Amy Winehouse's well-being". | Universal Republic Records said all of the R&B singer's US appearances had been cancelled "in a continued effort to support Amy Winehouse's well-being". |
| Winehouse has reportedly spent several spells in rehab, and her family has expressed concern over her drug use. | Winehouse has reportedly spent several spells in rehab, and her family has expressed concern over her drug use. |
| She is nominated for three MTV awards, including best female, and was due to perform at the show on 9 September. | She is nominated for three MTV awards, including best female, and was due to perform at the show on 9 September. |
| Over the last few weeks, the singer has pulled out of several gigs - including two shows with the Rolling Stones and the V Festival - citing exhaustion. | Over the last few weeks, the singer has pulled out of several gigs - including two shows with the Rolling Stones and the V Festival - citing exhaustion. |
| Her September tour of the US and Canada has also been postponed until 2008. | Her September tour of the US and Canada has also been postponed until 2008. |
| But organisers of the Mercury Music Prize say they still hope the singer will appear at the ceremony, which takes place in London next week. | |
| Back to Black, her hip-hop tinged soul album, is one of the favourites to take home the prize. | |
| 'Medical help' | 'Medical help' |
| Doctors ordered Winehouse to rest earlier this month after she was taken to hospital in London. | |
| The star, who has spoken openly about her past battles with eating disorders and her penchant for alcohol and marijuana, then reportedly went into rehab with her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. | The star, who has spoken openly about her past battles with eating disorders and her penchant for alcohol and marijuana, then reportedly went into rehab with her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. |
| Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live earlier this week, Fielder-Civil's mother said she feared for the couple's health if they continued to take drugs. | Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live earlier this week, Fielder-Civil's mother said she feared for the couple's health if they continued to take drugs. |
| "I think they both need to get medical help before one of them, if not both of them, eventually will die," said Georgette Fielder-Civil. | "I think they both need to get medical help before one of them, if not both of them, eventually will die," said Georgette Fielder-Civil. |
| Winehouse's father, Mitch, countered that his daughter was not in "imminent danger of death". | Winehouse's father, Mitch, countered that his daughter was not in "imminent danger of death". |
| It was great to hear from her and she seems to be doing OK Mitch Winehouse, after receiving a text from his daughter | It was great to hear from her and she seems to be doing OK Mitch Winehouse, after receiving a text from his daughter |
| "Physically she's not fantastic. She lost a lot of weight but I think the eating disorder has been worked on and she's put on a stone. In maybe eight days, that's pretty good," he said. | "Physically she's not fantastic. She lost a lot of weight but I think the eating disorder has been worked on and she's put on a stone. In maybe eight days, that's pretty good," he said. |
| Winehouse and Fielder-Civil have been photographed this week on holiday in the Caribbean. | Winehouse and Fielder-Civil have been photographed this week on holiday in the Caribbean. |
| Mitch Winehouse said his daughter had sent him a text message from St Lucia to say: "I'm as right as rain." | Mitch Winehouse said his daughter had sent him a text message from St Lucia to say: "I'm as right as rain." |
| The 56-year-old told BBC Radio 1: "It was great to hear from her and she seems to be doing OK. | |
| "But then again, we're not there so we don't know what's going on." | "But then again, we're not there so we don't know what's going on." |