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Fans looking forward to seeing Carrie Underwood in the United Kingdom this weekend will have to wait a little longer, as the vocalist has canceled two planned looks “due to illness.”
Underwood’s label announced via Facebook that the 35 -year-old would not be performing at Long Road Festival, where she was scheduled to headline Saturday , nor at Radio 2 Live at Hyde Park Sunday.
“Carrie Underwood has been forced to cancel several upcoming promotional activities in the UK, ” her register label posted on Facebook. “She looks forward to resuming advertisement for her brand-new album, Cry Pretty, soon.”
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The expectant singer-songwriter, who announced her second maternity in August, was set to appear on stage Sunday alongside Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora and Lenny Kravitz. As for Saturday’s Long Road Festival, fellow country vocalist Aaron Watson will now headline, replacing Underwood.
“We’re just as gutted as she and her devotees are, and our main concern is her speedy recuperation, ” Long Road Festival posted on their social media areas. “We can’t wait to come together as a Country Family to stir The Long Road a festival to remember.”
We’ve just heard that Carrie is unable to play this weekend due to illness, and our main concern is her speedy recuperation. We know you’ll have questions, and we promise to come back to you as soon as we are going to be able. pic.twitter.com/ 4GS3NfnlDY
— The Long Road (@ TheLongRoadFest) September 5, 2018
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The BBC, which was set to host the “Before He Cheats” singer, updated their locate and shown that they “wish well and looking ahead to welcoming her to Radio 2 in the future.”
A rep for Underwood did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for provide comments on the specific characteristics of the illness.
Despite the canceled performances, the country singer exposed a fourth anthem from her upcoming album, “End Up With You, ” sharing a presumably pre-recorded video promoting her brand-new album Cry Pretty, which is set to freeing Sept. 14.
Another brand-new sung from the #CryPretty album is available today! Get a download of #EndUpWithYou instantly when you digitally pre-order the album. Merely 7 more days! https :// t.co/ rK47qtKIgv -TeamCU pic.twitter.com/ svwdCyZv7n
— Carrie Underwood (@ carrieunderwood) September 7, 2018
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Next time, the vocalist will embark on her all-woman Cry Pretty Tour 360 alongside duo Maddie& Tae and trio Runaway June, which kicks off in May 2019.
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Earlier this month, the vocalist spoke about the lack of representation for women in country music and will be taking things into her own hands on tour by surrounding herself with female musicians alongside her.
“I feel like shutting that doorway on’ girls don’t want to hear women’ because that’s B.S, ” Underwood said in an interview with Women Want to Hear Women podcast. “These strong women who are super talented that totally deserves it are not get the same opportunities. But how to change it? I don’t know. How do we change it? ”
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