Island Records has announced a new Amy Winehouse covers contest to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of her iconic record Back to Black. Fans can download the original instrumentals for “Back to Black,” “Rehab,” “Tears Dry on Their Own,” and “Just Friends” (the former two produced by Mark Ronson, and the latter two by Salaam Remi), and then upload their renditions for a chance to record the cover professionally in a studio with Remi, who will also judge each entry. The winner will have their song premiered on Island Records’ YouTube channel. Below, watch a video of Salaam Remi explaining the contest, as well as new lyric videos for “Tears Dry on Their Own” and “Just Friends”. The instrumentals are available here.

Island Records and Vevo will donate all the funds from the Back to Black covers campaign to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, the charity created in Winehouse’s memory to help young people who are facing issues with homelessness, addiction, mental health, and more. Earlier this year, the Foundation opened a women-only recovery house in East London.

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The charity recently partnered with Centra Care and Support in East Londonto create Amy’s Place, a recovery house that aims to help young female addicts battle their demons and reintegrate into society while maintaining their sobriety. It’s made up of 12 self-contained apartments and can house up to 16 women.

Dominic Ruffy, the Foundation’s special project director, told The Guardian: “There are about six women-only rehabs, and beyond that, there’s an even greater paucity of women-specific recovery housing beds.” He continued: “There is only one other women-only recovery house in London and it’s only a four-bed with a six-month waiting list.”

Amy’s stepmother Jane Winehouse added: “This project will make such a profound difference to so many young women, enabling them to have a safe environment in which to rebuild their lives and put into practice all the learning they have acquired through their treatment journey.”

The centre is set to open on Monday 22nd August

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