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English art pop musician FKA Twigs has announced the cancellation of her upcoming North American tour dates after her production team failed to obtain the necessary visas..
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FKA Twigs (whose real name is Tahliah Barnett) shared the news via social media on Tuesday (March 25), explaining that while previous shows on her current Eusexua Tour have been “absolutely incredible,” she conceded the experience “has been challenging with production and the more practical side of putting this tour together.”
One of those challenges has now been the news that her upcoming North American tour dates have been cancelled days before they were supposed to take place. The affected dates include a March 26 date in Chicago, two dates in Toronto from March 30-31, and a pair of shows in New York City from April 3-4.
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“Today I was informed that production did not fill out the correct paperwork in a timely manner for us to have our visas to come to the USA and perform,” the singer explained. “So that means by no choice of my own I will have to pull out of my New York, Chicago, and Toronto shows.”
“For those of you who are wondering why I have to pull out of Toronto because it’s not part of the United States, it’s because of routing and just the complex beast that touring is,” she added. “I don’t take this lightly. I’m completely devastated, to be honest with you. Completely heartbroken. All I want to do is be there with you and bring Eusexua to you.”
She continued by noting she was “looking into how and why this happened,” and promised that information regarding rescheduled dates would be announced shortly.
FKA Twigs has been touring off the back of her long-awaited third album, Eusexua, which was released on Jan. 24 and reached a career peak of No. 24 on the Billboard 200. The record itself followed on from her 2022 mixtape Caprisongs, though it was her first full-length album since 2019’s Magdalene.
The current tour was scheduled to launch on March 8 with a show in Prague, but this and its follow-up date in Berlin were both cancelled with “shipping issues” cited as the reason. FKA Twigs is currently scheduled to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California next month, along with an additional date in San Francisco on April 19, though no updates have been given as to whether these shows may be affected by her current visa issues.
Calvin Klein unveiled its spring 2023 campaign on Tuesday (March 15), and FKA Twigs has returned one of the faces of the sultry new advertisements.
In a new black-and-white clip featuring the singer, Twigs is toned in a black lace underwear set, as she gracefully moves around to the tune of an unreleased track. The new campaign, shot by photographer duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, continues the popular fashion brand’s “Calvins or nothing” concept by highlighting the today’s most dynamic talent and showcasing their unique confidence and sensuality.
Other stars of the spring 2023 campaign include Blackpink’s Jennie, Kendall Jenner and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
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In other news, the “Cellophane” singer recently debuted her new boyfriend on Instagram. “The whole of my career i’ve been hunted for who i am dating. so this time i’m pipping you to the post and taking control of the situation,” she captioned a screenshot from Daily Mail, asking for emails with information on FKA Twigs’ “mystery man.”
She also shared a series of photos posing with director and photographer Jordan Hemingway, whom she called “a beautiful artist whose heart has restored my faith in love,” before adding, “Pap pics will always be rough so swipe for the hot pics. and now i’d like to go back to my nice private life with the dogs.”
FKA Twigs has had enough of the gossip and is taking matters into her own hands. The star took to Instagram on Wednesday (March 8) to share details on her new relationship after seeing an article questioning who her “mystery man” is.
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“The whole of my career i’ve been hunted for who i am dating. so this time i’m pipping you to the post and taking control of the situation,” she captioned a screenshot from Daily Mail, asking for emails with information on FKA Twigs’ new love interest.
She also shared a series of photos posing with her new boyfriend, director and photographer Jordan Hemingway, whom she called “a beautiful artist whose heart has restored my faith in love,” before adding, “Pap pics will always be rough so swipe for the hot pics. and now i’d like to go back to my nice private life with the dogs.”
The “Cellophane” singer was previously engaged to Robert Pattinson before the duo split in 2017. She has also been romantically linked to The 1975 frontman Matty Healy and Shia LaBeouf, the latter of which she claimed to have verbally and physically abused her.
In December 2020, she filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf, which included claims of sexual battery, assault and emotional distress. LeBeouf has since denied all allegations, but he responded at that time, in part, “I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.”
Twigs later told Gayle King of those words, “I think it reminds me of some of the gaslighting I experienced when I was with him — the taking some of the blame, but not all of it and then denying it.”
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