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Amy Winehouse’s parents accept BRIT Billion award on her behalf

Amy 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.
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Will Young turned down BRITs gig after he was told he had to kiss George Michael on stage
BRIT Awards if he kissed the late George Michael on stage.The singer has opened up about homophobia he experienced within the music industry back in the noughties. Will, 43, spoke about the time he was invited to perform at the awards ceremony, only to be faced with homophobia. The Leave Right Now singer came out as gay soon after his Pop Idol win in 2002, when things were much harder for people in the LGBT+ community. He claimed a record company executive had told him he would need to have a “Madonna and Britney moment” with George Michael if he was to perform at the BRIT Awards.Madonna and Britney Spears made headlines when they kissed live on TV at the MTV VMAs back in 2003. The executive wanted Will and George to recreate the moment, which was a deal-breaker for the young star. During a Q&A on stage at The Box Soho hosted by DJ, presenter and comedian James Barr, Will spoke candidly about that time.He recalled: “They tried to get me to perform at the BRITs.They were like, ‘We can only get you on The BRITs if you perform with George Michael and you kiss at the end.”“I was like – this is an exclusive – the only way I could get on The BRITs is if we [George and I] did a duet, and then did a Madonna / Britney thingy.“But I said no. It’s a sign of what it was like then,” he added during the interview at Metro’s Pride party event. Discussing homophobia within the industry, he added: “I’m probably in quite a privileged position.
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