Worldwide Release Of Amy Winehouse And Tony Bennett Duet Is Wednesday, September 14

Amy And Tony

The track and video of "Body and Soul," recorded by AMY WINEHOUSE and TONY BENNETT on MARCH 23 at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS in LONDON, will be released in its entirety on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th to commemorate AMY WINEHOUSE's birthday. "Body and Soul" became the final recording AMY ever made before her passing on JULY 23rd of this year. SEPTEMBER 14th marks what would have been the singer's 28th Birthday.

TONY BENNETT commented, "We had a beautiful time recording together in the studio and I knew that AMY was very happy with how she performed that day. I thought she was absolutely brilliant and this recording truly captures the essence of her unique artistry. She was a rare talent."

Plans will be announced for donation of proceeds from the sale of "Body and Soul" single and video to the AMY WINEHOUSE FOUNDATION.

MTV Networks will premiere the video at 6a (ET) on SEPTEMBER 14th and MTV, VH1, MTV HITS and MTV U will play the video hourly throughout the morning. The "Body and Soul" video will be released online at VEVO and MTV.COM. Additionally, morning radio across the country will be playing the track as part of the launch of the single.

Click here to view a thirty second clip of the "Body and Soul" video. This link can be downloaded for broadcast use.

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