Amy Winehouse
won't be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards, or
anywhere else in the United States anytime soon.
The British
retro-soul singer was to perform at the September 9 event in
Las Vegas, but her U.S. record label, Universal Republic
Records, said Wednesday that all U.S. appearances have
been canceled ''in a continued effort to support Amy
Winehouse's well-being.''
It is the latest
setback for the gifted but troubled 23-year-old. Last
week, she was photographed with her husband, Blake
Fielder-Civil, bloodied and bruised after an apparent
fight in a London hotel.
The gossip Web
site PerezHilton.com has said it received text messages
from Winehouse denying Fielder-Civil was responsible for her
injuries, saying she cut herself after he found her
about to do drugs.
She canceled a
series of British concerts and postponed a tour of North
America after British media reported that she was in
and out of rehab recently.
Winehouse made
her U.S. debut this year with the acclaimed album Back to
Black, but her tabloid troubles have often
overshadowed her talent. She's spoken openly about her past
battles with drugs and her penchant for alcohol and
marijuana. Her hit single ''Rehab'' is an
autobiographical tale of her resistance to being pushed
to go to rehab. (AP)
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