Amy Winehouse Hospitalized, Nixes Homecoming Show

Los Angeles (E! Online) – Just when they thought she was in, they pulled her back out.
In what is likely a surprise to no one, Amy Winehouse has canceled plans to perform in London next week in what would have been her first U.K. appearance of the year.
The concert, scheduled to take place May 31, was one of many gigs planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her label, Island Records. It was due to be the final show of the weeklong celebration.
"Amy Winehouse's management has regretfully announced that Amy and her band will no longer be performing at the Shepherd's Bush Empire," her rep said in a statement.
"Amy would like to apologize to her fans who bought tickets for the shows."
No reason was given for the cancellation, though yesterday Britain's Press Association reported that Winehouse was taken to the hospital with chest pains.
While her hospitalization came in the wake of a fainting spell, the singer's management claimed she was simply dehydrated and released shortly thereafter.
It's the second time this month the singer's rep has blamed a fainting spell for a doctor's visit. It's also the second time this month that the Grammy winner has backed out of a performance.

Jack Penate and That Petrol Emotion join T in the Park

Jack Peñate is back and will be playing the Futures Stage at T in the Park on Sunday 12th July. For his second album he decided to rip it up and start again and the offering 'Everything Is New’ is just that. Produced by one of the hottest British production talents around, Paul Epworth (who is also responsible for albums by fellow T in the Park artists Bloc Party and Friendly Fires), Peñate’s second album is an ambitious, lo-fi soul record which, from the sound of recent killer single 'Tonight’s Today’, is going to get the Futures Stage crowd jumping to some top tracks.Reforming in 2008 after more than a decade on hiatus, That Petrol Emotion continue a string of successful reunion shows with a slot opening the Radio 1/NME Stage on Saturday 11th July. Critically lauded for their highly skilled musicianship, intense performances, diverse influences and political agenda, the band were considered musical pioneers and we know the Balado massive will give their return a warm reception when they kick off proceedings on the middle day of T in the Park. Filling the same slot on the final day of revelry are Northern Irish rockers In Case of Fire who have been lined up to open the Radio 1/NME Stage on Sunday 12th July. Tipped as a top new talent, the band who have been described by NME as a 'skyscraping pop-metal hybrid', were the viewer’s choice of bands to watch out for on MTV’s 2008 'Spanking New’ coverage and were the opening act on the Kerrang! tour this year. The three-piece released their debut album 'Align The Planets’ just last week and no doubt the Balado crowd will greet their set with the electric enthusiasm that provides T in the Park with it’s globally recognised atmosphere. Manchester’s Delphic take to the Futures Stage on Saturday 11th July and will bring a strong dose of 1980s nostalgia to the T in the Park proceedings. Influenced by Factory Records, the Hacienda and acid house they play electronic music with a full band line up and will be supplying Balado with some massive hands in the air moments as their superior brand of indie dance takes over the crowds in the Futures Stage tent that is the home to the hottest new talent at T in the Park this summer.

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Eminem's 'Beautiful' Hits iTunes

Eminem has gone on record about his battle with drug addiction in interviews with Vibe and XXL magazines recently. Now, the rapper's song "Beautiful," which premiered on iTunes on Tuesday (May 12), paints a vivid picture of the struggle he went through during his hiatus from hip-hop.
It's one of the most heartfelt recordings in Eminem's career. The song appears on his upcoming album, Relapse, due May 19. In his first-person narrative in Vibe, Em said the song is the only one he kept from the recordings he made during that dark period in his life. He's been sober for a year now, he said.
"There's only one song on the record that I produced. It's a track called 'Beautiful,' " he said in the magazine's June issue. "And one of the only reasons that I put that track on there is that I feel like it's the best song out of that batch that I did when I wasn't sober. At the time I felt like, 'This is it for me.' I wrote the first verse and a half in rehab, and when I came out, I finished it. It was the only song that marks that period without bringing me back to that place. Every other track not only didn't fit with the album, but when I listened to it, it would bring up bad memories."
The melancholy song samples Rock Therapy's "Reaching Out" and features Em revisiting his decisions over the past few years and how his life spiraled out of control.
"I'm just so f---ing depressed, I just can't seem to get out of this slump/ If I could just get over this hump/ But I need something to pull me out this dump," he raps on the track.

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Adam Lambert And Kris Allen Talk 'American Idol' Finale

Going into Tuesday night's (May 19) final "American Idol" singing round, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert feel pretty loose and confident about their chances.
Looking chummy and seeming relatively relaxed amid the typically chaotic final days of "Idol" madness, the two singers perched on stools Monday afternoon for a press conference, during which they talked about their chances, what impact religion might have on the final outcome and how they're dealing with the pressure. Both, however, remained coy about what songs they would sing in their bid to become this season's champ.
Asked if he were feeling the pressure amid the massive support he's gotten from his home state of Arkansas, Allen demurred. "For me, I don't feel too much pressure right now," Allen said. "We've made it. ... I do feel like we've accomplished exactly what we wanted to accomplish. It's not a competition anymore. We're going to go out there and have a good show."
Lambert laughed and admitted that "it is possible" that Allen could benefit from the shifting of votes from last week's eliminated contestant, Danny Gokey. But he joked that although he's not from Arkansas, both men have fans from all parts of the country. "We'll see what happens," he said.
Both admitted to being a bit nervous before the show, with Lambert putting his jitters at about a "five ... I'll get more nervous right before." Allen said he's at "five or six," which would probably crank up to a 10 by the time the show rolled around.
Though much has been made of how different the two finalists are, Lambert said they were also alike in the most important way. "We both love music," he explained. "I think we share that. We get along really well. We were roommates early on in the competition. We're different, I think, as artists."
Allen chimed in: "We're totally different as musicians, as artists. ... I think we both have a passion, we want to do this, we wanted to do this for a long time, and we're both accomplishing that right now."
In a season that has featured a top 10 dominated by singers with close ties to the church, Allen reiterated that viewers should be basing their votes on the quality of singing on the stage. "For me, I hope that having the 'Christian vote' doesn't help with anything," said Allen, who has worked as a worship leader at New Life Church in Conway, Arkansas. "I hope it has to do with your talent and the performance that you give and the package that you have. It's not about religion and all that kind of stuff."
Lambert agreed and hoped viewers would vote on what kind of music they like to hear. "I don't think it has anything to do with your religious background, what color you are, your gender. It doesn't have anything to do with that. It's about music. That's really important to keep in mind."

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