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Amy Winehouse's 'BACK TO BLACK' Back in Top 10 Albums Chart.


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 -- Amy Winehouse's BACK TO BLACK, which was certified gold just days ago, has returned to the Top Ten of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week taking the # 6 spot after a whirlwind week that saw her give a much buzzed about performance at the MTV Movie Awards on June 3, and score the covers of the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine, and the July issue of Spin Magazine. The rock mags are among the hundreds of publications and blogs that have heaped praise on the petite 23 year old British siren for her acclaimed new album, which debuted in the top ten at #7 less than 10 weeks ago, and has never hovered below the top 25 most popular album entries in this country since its release.

In her native London, Winehouse snagged the coveted cov·et  
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 Brit Award earlier in the year for Best Female Solo Artist, as well as a Ronnie Scotts Jazz Award for Best Jazz Crossover Album and, a garnered her second Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century.  Award (first win in 2003) for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab."

Hailed by critics as the most promising new female star to emerge out of England in years, Newsweek Magazine has compared the charismatic singer/songwriter to legends such as Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill. Amy's recent sold-out mini-tour across the U.S. drew raves, with her brassy mix of emotive vocals tinged with 60's girl-group stylings/sly funk and jazz rocketing her toward the top of R&B and Modern Rock Radio, and Video playlists.

Amy Winehouse will be the featured guest performer on the premier episode of 45th at Night, MTV's new music series. "45th at Night Amy Winehouse" premieres on Friday, June 8th at 11:30pm ET/PT. Amy returns to the US in August for the V Festival (August 4) and Lollapalooza lol·la·pa·loo·za also lal·la·pa·loo·za  
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