Kiwi singer Lorde has cancelled an upcoming show in Tel Aviv, Israel after her fans urged her to do so, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Tel Aviv will have to wait as tensions flare in the Middle East. (Source: Other)
The Grammy award winning singer was praised by some for announcing her first show in Israel, but several Palestinian rights campaigners urged her to boycott Israel over what they say are human rights abuses.
Jerusalem Post journalist Amy Spiro shared a statement to Twitter reportedly from Lorde regarding the cancellation of her show.
"Hey guys, so about this Israel show - I've received an overwhelming number of messages and letters and have had a lot of discussions with people holding many views, and I think the right decision at this time is to cancel the show," the statement via Israeli PR reads.
"I pride myself on being an informed young citizen, and I had done a lot of reading and sought a lot of opinions before deciding to book a show in Tel Aviv, but I'm not too proud to admit I didn't male the right call on this one.
"Tel Aviv it's been a dream of mine to visit this beautiful part of the world for many years, and I'm truly sorry to reverse my commitment to come play for you.
"I hope one day we can all dance."
Clutching her award bounty from the VMA’s, Lorde spoke on how emotional her homecoming tour has been. (Source: Other)
Khalid said the Kiwi singer was sick for much of the tour but battled on regardless. (Source: Other)
On Friday Lorde responded to an open letter to her published on New Zealand news website Spinoff, saying the request for her not to perform in Tel Aviv in June next year was "noted".
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