Amy Winehouse’s parents accept BRIT Billion award on her behalf
nme.comAmy Winehouse‘s parents have accepted the BRIT Billion award on behalf of their late daughter.Mitch and Janis Winehouse were presented with the statue to mark the ‘Back To Black’ singer-songwriter posthumously reaching one billion online streams in the United Kingdom.“We of course wish that Amy was here today accepting this award in person, but it’s amazing that she is still winning awards for her incredible talent and achievements,” the pair said in a joint statement.“It’s wonderful that her music is being discovered by new audiences of young people who love it just as much as her contemporaries.
We are so proud of Amy. Thank you.”The award was given to Winehouse’s mother and father by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) – the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record labels and music companies.Per a press release, Winehouse’s 2007 single ‘Back To Black’ – from her seminal 2006 album of the same name – is the artist’s most-streamed song in the UK, with over 150million plays.The title track peaked at Number Eight in the Official Singles Chart, and has since gone platinum twice in the United Kingdom.Amy Winehouse has posthumously been awarded a BRIT Billion Award celebrating one Billion streams in the UK.
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