If you’re a singer and you know your Amy Winehouse real well, this could be you’re big break.
On Monday, Island Records announced a cover competition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black album. Contestants can go to the Amy Winehouse Vevo channel to find video lyrics for the songs “Back to Black,” “Rehab,” “Tears Dry on Their Own,” and “Just Friends.” Each video will include a link to download the original instrumentals for the song, which will serve as the backing track for each submission. Fans can then film their performance, upload it to YouTube, and then submit it for consideration on Winehouse’s official website.
Producers from the album, Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, will be judges in the contest and will decide who gets the chance to record their cover in a studio and have it featured on Island Records’ official YouTube account.
The label and Vevo will donate all contest proceeds to the Amy Winehouse foundation, which is dedicated to help young people overcome homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, and more.
Here’s the introduction to the contest from none other than Salaam Remi himself:
