Normani was compelled to cancel her performance at the 2024 Guess Awards after she endured an injuries throughout rehearsals.
The singer, 28, unveiled she experienced to pull out last-minute in her Instagram Tales on Sunday, displaying off a photo of a bandage about her correct knee as she walked on crutches. She also appeared to be carrying a boot on her right foot.
“I am far more annoyed and dissatisfied than any person think me. I wished to get on below and give you men an update letting you know that though in rehearsals for Wager I had a really undesirable incident and injured myself,” she wrote to her 7 million followers. “I am generally excellent for powering through less than any circumstance but regretably owing to my doctor’s orders, I am just not equipped to make this performance occur.”
The musician added that she “desperately wanted” to give her very best on phase but it would “delay” her therapeutic.
“I have been heading through my approach and undertaking my greatest to make perception of my inner thoughts pertaining to this. I am devastated and despise sensation like a disappointment to you but I have to concentrate on recovering at this time.”
“Trust me, I listen to you, and I see you. There is almost nothing far more that I wished to do than execute for you and also, get back to undertaking what fulfills me most — Staying ON Phase,” she went on. “Thank you so a great deal for comprehension. Sending my love to Guess for providing me and all of the other attractive black ladies this opportunity. This is undoubtedly NOT how I envisioned this weekend but most effective believe that I will be championing everybody from house tonight.”
Other musicians who carried out at the Sunday demonstrate incorporated Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Spice, Glorilla, Lauryn Hill, Tyla, Shaboozey and Will Smith.
The Wager Awards was set to be Normani’s initial significant live efficiency just after releasing her debut album, Dopamine, which dropped before this thirty day period.
“I’ve savored the recording course of action, but I’m like, ‘Put me on phase!’” Normani beforehand advised Amusement Weekly. “I’m ready to execute, I’m prepared to do the films.’ Which is my bread and butter. And that is just exactly where I have the most pleasure.”
Normani went solo in 2018 following exiting Fifth Harmony. The group — which also bundled members Camila Cabello, Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui and Dinah Jane — was jointly for six decades immediately after getting shaped on “The X Factor” in 2012.
