Representatives of British soul singer Amy Winehouse confirm her visa to the U.S. has been granted after it was initially rejected, but the singer will not be performing at the Grammys in Los Angeles on Sunday.
"Following further discussions involving the U.S. Embassy in London and officials in the United States, Amy Winehouse has been granted a visa to enter the United States of America," Winehouse's representatives, the Outside Organization said in a statement on Friday.
"Due to the logistics involved and timing compli-cations, Amy will not be travelling to the U.S. to perform at the Grammys in person."
Plans are still on to have the singer perform in London via satellite, beamed into the show in Los Angeles.
"I'd like to thank everyone for their support over the last couple of weeks. I'm really sorry I can't be there but I appreciate that I'm being given a second chance via satellite," said the singer in a statement released on Thursday.
The 25-year-old crooner is also expected make her acceptance speeches the same way, should she win any of the six awards she is nominated for, which includes record, album and song of the year.
The embattled singer has been in a rehab clinic for the past two weeks. Over the last year, her life has spiralled out of control with drug binges and a recent video apparently showing her smoking a crack cocaine pipe.
Her husband is in jail on charges of assault and conspiracy and she was taken for police questioning in connection with his activities.
Winehouse had to cancel her North American tour last August and her parents have publicly pleaded for her to get help.
Her Back to Black album was the bestselling album of 2007 in the U.K. and reached number six on the Billboard charts.
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