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Winehouse Leaves Rehab, Dre ‘Detox’ Update + More

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  • After a one-week stint, Amy Winehouse has checked out of a London rehab and is set to embark on a summer European tour. Winehouse’s rep did not disclose why the singer was seeking treatment. [AP]

  • According to producer DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre is in the “final stretch” of recording his heavily delayed comeback album Detox. “He has the record going, but I’m sure he thinks there are pieces missing still,” says Khalil, who produced Dre’s recent single “Kush.” “Until he finds those pieces, maybe he’s not comfortable putting it out.” No release date has been set. [Billboard]

  • Lykke Li dropped by Kimmel Thursday night to perform her groovy single “Get Some.” Watch her performance below.

    https://www.youtube.com/embed/Swq0Lr7Gsv0
  • Kanye West made a surprise appearance Thursday at a memorial service in New York City for Gil Scott-Heron, who died last week at the age of 62. The rapper performed his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track “Lost in the World,” which closes out with a vocal sample of Scott-Heron’s “Comment #1.” [New York Daily News]

  • Eminem‘s music publisher is seeking an injunction against auto maker Audi for unauthorized use of the rapper’s song “Lose Yourself” in a commercial spot. “No one has approached us for a license,” says Joel Martin of Em’s publishing company. “I still can’t believe it.” [New York Post]

  • Check out dance-pop queen Robyn‘s new video for “Call Your Girlfriend,” where the Swedish singer turns an abandoned warehouse into her own private disco.

    https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nv644ipg2Ss