Amy Winehouse given album ultimatum

[CatWoman]

AMY WINEHOUSE has been warned by her label to keep out of trouble – or NEVER release another album.

Chiefs at Universal issued the stern ultimatum that the druggy singer can only put out another CD if she is clean.

The firm’s European head honcho, LUCIAN GRAINGE, made a similar threat earlier this year to get her into rehab after The Sun exposed footage of her smoking crack.

But label bosses have watched her slip back to her old ways and have reminded her of the conditions of releasing a third record. A source revealed: “Amy has been reminded of her responsibilities. Unless she is clean she will not be allowed to release another album.

“She took notice when Lucian talked to her earlier in the year and agreed to go to rehab. But she didn’t take it seriously enough.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1045510.ece

[Richardo]

1. Universal should be reminded that you don't really need a label anymore

Ask Radiohead and NIN. She can release a CD whenever she wants.

[driver8]

2. Exactlyl. Universal should sit there, count their money, and STFU.

I'm not an Amy Winehouse fan, but I'll bet there are a bunch of labels that would love to sign her.

Fuck these record companies.

I'm guessing that you read that article in Rolling Stone? Labels are becoming obsolete.

[Richardo]

3. No I don't read RS, but I heard the story on the new NIN release on NPR

Seems pretty apparent that the writing is on the wall for the record companies.

[flvegan]

4. But...is she under some kind of contract with Universal?

That may prevent her from releasing an indie solo effort, right?

I really don't know, as I don't follow the Winehouse trainwreck.

[Richardo]

6. I don't follow the Amywreck either....

...but my feeling is that Universal's leverage is pretty small here.

I mean, if she's an out-of-control boozer and crackhead does she really care about the legal niceties of the music business?

[Dora]

5. Unless she's signed something that says otherwise. nt

[FloridaJudy]

7. That girl needs help

She's obviously headed down the Janis Joplin/Jimi Hendrix/Jim Morrison road. But I don't think an ultimatum from the record company is going to do it. It's a shame, because she really is talented.

There are a number of formerly drunk/druggie rockers who've cleaned up: Clapton has years of sobriety now. Maybe some of them could try an intervention? Though if Winehouse is really determined to keep using, even that would probably be doomed.

[billyskank]

10. You can't help someone who won't do a damn thing to help themselves.

If she's determined to bring about her own ruin then let her. Though our morbid fascination with it is pretty disturbing.

[AteAlien]

8. It would have been a music-less universe

in the 60s and 70s if this policy had been in effect then. Just think, no Beatles, no Stones, pretty much no one. Can you imagine (pun?) what John Lennon would have said to the record honchos?

[Crazy Dave]

9. Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Elvis???

Some of them became more famous and made their record companies more money after they were dead than alive. If I was a rich, greedy and insensitive record exec. you know what I'd be thinkin'

[Deja Q]

14. Beat me to it, but I think my response had a little more animated flair to it...

Still, instead of urging people to die, it's nice to see people compelling others to do the right thing.

Still, they are a large media company. Maybe I'm on drugs and am reading a big-ass hallucination of purported kindness.

[ronnykmarshall]

11. I hope she gets her shit togther.

I love that crazy ass woman!!

Her voice is fantastic.

[Erva]

12. Me too N/T

[Deja Q]

13. Other responses taken into account,

it's almost nice to see this sort of thing for once. Drugs do ruin peoples' lives or even cut them short. Ask Janis. Or Jimi. Whoops, they're dead.

Perhaps, just perhaps, there is a tangential grain of decency by her manager/associated label? (wishful thinking, probably, but if it works...)