LONDON: British singer Amy Winehouse will not attend this year’s Grammy Awards because her request for a visa to enter the United States was denied, but she will perform by satellite at Sunday’s ceremony in Los Angeles.

Winehouse and her acclaimed Back to Black album are nominated for Grammys in six categories. She will perform material from the album, an executive close to the Grammys told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

The Outside Organization, which counts the troubled retro-soul sensation among its clients, said in an e-mail that Winehouse was disappointed that her request for a visa had been turned down by the US Embassy.

“... Although disappointed with the decision she has accepted the ruling and will be concentrating on her recovery,” the Outside Organization said.

The statement didn’t say why her application was rejected. The US Embassy in London and the State Department in Washington declined to comment. Shane O’Neill, Winehouse’s spokesman, said he had nothing to add.