Artist: The Lioness

To get into the Christmas spirit, 1Xtra has enlisted Sway, Sincere, Lethal B, Dru Blu, Mic Righteous, Lady Leisure, G Frsh, Smiler, Biz, Lioness and Starboy Nathan for a knees-up laden with festive puns. But please remember: the time it takes to listen throughout could otherwise be spent boiling an egg, clipping your toenails or playing a round of charades. And that's time you can't get back. Ever. Yours, The Grinch

When "Rehab" made Amy Winehouse American famous (you know as opposed to the rest of the world, which doesn't really count) I wrote her off as bad pop. As a bandwagoneer, I was compelled to listen to her music when she died and joined the "27 club" this July. How pathetic that she had to die to earn real credibility. There really is no one else who makes her unique genre of music. Had she seen a therapist and successfully made it through rehab a clean and sober Amy, would this music even exist? Its hard to say, not to [...]

In a recent interview, Nas takes time out to remember and honor the life of his good friend, the late Amy Winehouse . The illmatic MC reminisces about first hearing Ms. Winehouse sing as well as their first meeting. "It's a bittersweet feeling to have collaborated with her now that she's not here. I'm happy, the sweet part is that the fans have new music, but the bitter part is that she's no longer here to really give it to us and deliver her own music; to see [...]

We were all shocked by the sudden death of Amy Winehouse earlier this year as she joined the infamous '252 club. Her label released 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' as a final project for her fans. She was such a beautiful, talented, young woman. We were all sad to see her leave this world too soon. Please enjoy Lioness and celebrate her life and her music that was filled with so much soul. Download Lioness here and enjoy the free stream below. [...]

She conveys her feelings as naturally as the wind blowing through the trees and leaves listeners feeling as if they've just witnessed a tornado. "And when my life is over, remember, remember, remember, remember," Amy Winehouse improvised on her cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You". Don't worry, baby. Those of us who heard you live and listened to your records will never forget you. You had an amazingly soulful delivery and sang with astonishing passion. But you probably won't be recalled because of the odds and sods and the posthumous CD, Lioness: Hidden Treasures. This grab bag...

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Nas remembering his 1st time meeting Amy Winehouse and what it was like recording with her. Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures album available now. Download today bit.ly/uEHQVR Check our Tribute to Amy Winehouse HERE Previous Posts on Nas •J• Tags: amy winehouse , hidden treasures , lioness , [...]

Amy Winehouse has been dead for four months, but through previously unreleased material she's re-entered the mortal realm airspace. Like her predecessor Bon Scott. original AC/DC frontman who died an alcohol-related death back in 1980, the woman behind Back To Black is back in black with its lush music draping itself over your brain like a velvet wrap. It's both a last encore goodbye and a hello-I'm-back in one. The past tense vanishes on Lioness and lets Winehouse's soul burst into a present she wasn't destined to inhabit in physical form past July 23, 2011. Is Lioness: [...]

A number of hidden treasures are indeed revealed on Amy Winehouse's posthumous collection. The songs have extra poignancy, with the singer's untimely passing. Lioness: Hidden Treasures opens with the bittersweet "Our Day Will Come," now taking on a heavier meaning, as it now refers to a transcendent day. A slowed down version of "Tears Dry" reveals her diversity in song arrangement, while "Between The Cheats" recites like a diary entry, in which the songbird sings of her devotion to former flame and ex-husband Blake Fielder Civil. Demo tracks of "Valerie" and "Wake [...]

As the year winds down, there's one solid, bitter fact about Amy Winehouse we all know to be true: she's gone. And, as evidenced by the posthumous collection Lioness: Hidden Treasures , which was released today, the soulful UK singer sadly didn't leave much original material behind following her death in July from "misadventure" (read: alcohol poisoning) . We've rounded up some of the critics' opinions on the album. Head below to see what the Internet at large had to say about Amy's musical leftovers. [...]

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Amy Winehouse - Following the tragic passing of Amy Winehouse, this new 12-track memorial collection includes previously unreleased outtakes, interesting covers and alternate versions from the sessions of her two studio albums -- Frank and Back To Black -- as well as a couple of new songs recorded for what was to be her "comeback" third long player // Release : Lioness: Hidden Treasures (December 6, Island/Universal) // Sounds like : it's sad that four years after the release of the 2.5 million-selling Back To Black that [...]

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Photo by G. Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures. Out December 6, 2011. When you listen to the collection of unreleased Amy Winehouse songs "Lioness: Hidden Treasures," your heart will break all over again. Amy Winehouse's death was a real rock and roll tragedy and though she could not be on this planet physically, she's left behind some amazing songs that showcase her great gift. Opening with the epic reggae cover "Our Day Will Come," you'll see the song can stand up amongst her best tracks. [...]

Filed under: News Samir Hussein/Getty Images As Spinner previously reported, Amy Winehouse 's posthumous album ' Lioness: Hidden Treasures ' is set for a Dec. 5th release in the U.K. (Dec. 6 in the U.S.) but the album is already topping Amazon's British bestseller list. Father, Mitch Winehouse , spoke to the difficulties of listening to and releasing his daughter's album after her passing. "We had to listen to it because if [...]

Tweet Listen to "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" below, the new album by Amy Winehouse . Over the last few weeks we've heard quite a lot from the late Amy Winehouse as it was announced that a posthumous album of her songs, both previously heard and unheard, was being released. Since that announcement we've had our ears satiated with multiple cuts from the album in various forms, whether it's the [...]

In July we packed away our comedy beehive wigs and scrubbed off our felt tip pen tattoos because the joke just wasn't funny anymore. The inky Id, our little black shadow that seeped forth from our mental diaries, who we listened to aching through speakers and headphones as the jet of night turned into the sour dawn was gone. We had cried with her on the kitchen floor, we had twisted and turned our ballet-slipper shod feet round grubby dance floors to her defiant tough girl hymns. We had watched like slack jawed spectators unable to turn our gaze away [...]

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Amy Winehouse's posthumous LP Lioness: Hidden Treasures will see daylight soon. It was produced by Winehouse's close friend Salaam Remi and recorded in 2002, "Halftime" is one of several previously unreleased tracks along with a number of covers. Listen below to "Halftime" the 2nd song that has graced our ears off the tribute album. play [...]

Last night producer Salaam Remi hosted a listening event for Amy Winehouse's upcoming posthumous collection Lioness: Hidden Treasures (out December 5) at New York's Studio Q. The vibe was one-part PR event, one-part memorial service. In his introduction and personal anecdotes interspersed between songs, it seemed Winehouse's passing was still very fresh to the Remi — who, as we know, was also a very close friend to the late UK soul singer. Though I'm sure I'm one of the many who was unsurprised by [...]

Preview the forthcoming posthumous release from Amy Winehouse .