Amy Winehouse has apologized for missing the Grammy Awards, but has confirmed reports she'll perform at Sunday's ceremony via a satellite link-up.
U.S. embassy staff in London refused to grant Winehouse a visa to attend the Los Angeles event, because she was arrested and fined for drug possession in Norway in October.
The singer, who is nominated for six awards, will still entertain guests--but on a giant screen instead of in-person.
In a statement she says: "I'm raring to go and really excited to be performing at my first Grammy Awards.

Kanye West, with his 8 Grammy nominations, has been picked by  readers to edge out "Big Brother" Jay-Z and others at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.
Readers weighed in with their picks for key Grammy categories. When asked who had the year's best album, 79 percent said Kanye West. Amy Winehouse, whose recent time in rehab raised questions about her Grammy appearance, was the second choice with 16 percent of the vote.
When it comes to best rap album, 45 percent of those surveyed said Kanye West's Graduation topped all rap albums in 2007, while his Chi-Town brethren, Common, came in a distant second with 17 percent voting for Finding Forever. Jay-Z's Kingdom Come fell just behind with 16 percent, ..

Christina Aguilera’s new son Max has inspired her to write a new album. 
The 'Dirrty’ singer – who gave birth to her first child Max Liron with husband Jordan Bratman on January 12 – says motherhood is taking her music in another direction.
She said: 'I'm very excited! I'm so inspired at the moment. This whole incredible thing that's taken place in my life, between the pregnancy and the birth - I've got so much in me to write about.
"This next record, I want to have a lot of fun with it. I've been brainstorming for the last nine months of my pregnancy. This next album will have a whole new me.

Cher is coming out retirement to play a series of sensational Las Vegas shows. 
The 61-year-old singer – who claimed she would never perform live again after her 2005 'Farewell Tour’ – has signed a deal reportedly worth more than £100 million for a three-year residency at Caesars Palace hotel.
Cher said: 'It is going to be a visually unbelievable show with brilliant choreography. Our set moves down from the ceiling, in from the sides, up from the floor. We have screens in the foreground, the centre and the back. We can change a city into a forest in two seconds. You'll see a different stage for every song."
The 'Believe’ star is expected to perform four shows a week at the venue's 4,100 seat Colosseum starting from May 6.

Mariah Carey nearly pulled out of new film 'Tennessee’ because she didn’t want to wear a fake nose. 
The star signed up to play waitress Krystal but was left unimpressed when she discovered she would have to don a prosthetic nose, bushy eyebrows and braided hairstyle for the part.
A film insider told the New York Daily News newspaper: 'Mariah is the nicest person to work with - everyone loves her. But she was uncomfortable at being made ugly for the part.
'When she saw the nose, she called her people and decided against it. She wasn’t a diva about it, but she did seem very insecure about her appearance.'

Beyonce is to duet with Tina Turner at the Grammy Awards this weekend, according to reports. 
The former Destiny's Child star will be joined by the pop legend on-stage at the ceremony in Los Angeles.
There is no news on what the pair will play, although organisers have announced details of some of the other performers.
Rihanna, Feist, Alicia Keys and Aretha Franklin are slated to appear, as is Fergie with John Legend and Foo Fighters with John Paul Jones.

Jay-Z may be returning to his post as a label executive sooner than expected and at an unlikely place.
Jay stepped down from his position as president of Def Jam in December of 2007 after failing to come to a salary agreement with Island/Def Jam chief, L.A. Reid.
Now according to New York's Daily News, an industry insider is claiming that Jay is in talks to start his own label with the head of Warner Music Group and Reid's competitor, ...

50 Cent recently appeared on Kay Slay's Streetsweeper Radio show on Sirius Shade 45 and spoke on Young Buck's noticeable absence from the latest G-Unit mixtape.
"Return of the Bodysnatchers Vol. 1," dropped this week and is currently available for free download on 50's website. The new release sparked controversy because, while Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks appear alongside 50 Cent on the mixtape cover, G-Unit member Young Buck is nowhere to be seen.

Kylie Minogue claims the only one sharing her bed is a dog. 
The '2 Hearts' singer was rumoured to have rekindled her romance with ex-lover Olivier Martinez, but Kylie insists his beloved pooch is her current night time companion.
She said: 'My gorgeous Sheba is the only one sleeping in my bed. I let her stay on my bed all night.

A visa ban preventing rapper Snoop Dogg from entering the UK has been lifted, the musician has disclosed. 
Speaking on CNN's Larry King Live programme, the star said a judge "found me to be innocent and now I'm able to go back there".
Snoop - real name Calvin Broadus - was denied entry in 2007. He was cautioned in 2006 on suspicion of affray after being arrested at Heathrow Airport.