A$AP Rocky announced on Thursday (September 19) that he will no longer be performing at this weekend's iHeartRadio Music festival 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“UNFORTUNATELY I ENDED UP GETTING SICK AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM AT @iheartfestival. APOLOGIES TO MY FANS & THANKS TO @iheartradio FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!” he wrote in his Instagram Stories. “HOPEFULLY SOME NEW MUSIC FOR YALL! ENJOY THE SHOW THE LINE UP IS [fire emojis].”
Big Sean, Camila Cabello, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Gwen Stefani, Halsey, Hozier, Keith Urban, New Kids on the Block, Paramore, Shaboozey, The Black Crowes, The Weeknd, Thomas Rhett and Victoria Monét are still set to perform at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, with a special appearance by Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the star-studded affair will also feature AJ McLean, Flavor Flav, Jacoby Shaddix, Lance Bass, Paris Hilton, Tiffany Haddish, Hugh Evans, Joe Gatto, Tara and Hunter Woodhall as presenters.
Rocky's now-cancelled appearance at the iHeartRadio festival may have featured new music from his long-awaited fourth album Don't be stupidwhich he revealed in his recent Bulletin board The cover has been pushed back from its original August 30th release date to sometime this fall. He later explained to X that “SAMPLE LEAKS AND CLEARINGS ARE DISRUPTING THE album. IT'S BEEN 6 YEARS AND I WANT TO MAKE THE BEST album EVER. SORRY FOR THE WAIT.” He's released three pre-album singles in the past two months: “HIGHJACK” (featuring Jessica Pratt), “Tailor Swif” and “Ruby Rosary” (featuring J. Cole).
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