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Winehouse added to Glastonbury lineup

Saying that they have "total faith" in singer Amy Winehouse, organizers of Britain's Glastonbury Festival confirmed she will be added to the 2008 lineup.

Saying they have "total faith" in singer Amy Winehouse, organizers of Britain's Glastonbury Festival confirmed she will be added to the 2008 lineup.

Winehouse, who in the last six months has bowed out of several high-profile gigs, including the Grammy Awards, is scheduled to play June 28, taking the stage just before headliner Jay-Z.

Winehouse learned on May 15 that she would not be facing charges in connection with a video that seems to show her smoking crack cocaine.

She has also formed an alliance with singer Pete Doherty to create a bizarre online video in which she shows a newborn mouse to the camera, saying it has a message for her husband, currently in jail.

"Blake, please don't divorce mummy. She loves you ever so," Winehouse says on the video.

Glastonbury addsthe troubled soul singerto a lineup that includes Kings of Leon and the Verve.

"I have total faith. I think she'll come and deliver," said organizer Emily Eavis.

"This is one of the biggest sets of the summer, supporting the most anticipated artist at Glastonbury in the past 38 years," she said, referring to Jay-Z,also a controversial choice for the festival.