Amy Winehouse an Early Winner at Grammys
The British singer wins best pop vocal album and female pop vocal performance
By Aaron Parsley and Brian Orloff
Amy Winehouse Photo by: BAUER-GRIFFIN
She's not in L.A. to accept her awards in person, but
Amy Winehouse was an early winner at Sunday night's 50th annual Grammy Awards.
The pop singer – whose
visa issues kept her in London, where she'll perform via satellite – won best pop vocal album and best female pop vocal performance in awards handed out before the show (which airs at 8 p.m. ET on CBS).
Mark Ronson, who produced Winehouse's breakthrough album
Back to Black, won producer of the year and called the 24-year-old singer "an amazing inspiration and has so much to do with the fact that I'm standing up here accepting this award."
Other early winners: The White Stripes, who scored two, Bruce Springsteen (with three),
Justin Timberlake and Maroon 5.