Drake Reveals Career-Pausing Stomach Issues

Says he 'probably won't make music for a little bit'
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 6, 2023 3:00 PM CDT
Drake's Plans for the Next Year Might Disappoint Fans
In this June 27, 2015, file photo, Drake performs on the main stage at Wireless festival in Finsbury Park, London.   (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)

Just hours after new album For All The Dogs dropped, Drake announced ... the opposite of a world tour. While on his SiriusXM show "Table for One" Friday morning, he revealed he's taking some time off to focus on his health, reports People. "I'ma lock the door on the studio for a little bit. I don't even know what a little bit is. Maybe, maybe a year or something, or maybe a little longer," he said, explaining: "I need to focus on my health, first and foremost. I've been having the craziest problems for years with my stomach. ... I probably won't make music for a little bit, I'm gonna be honest."

The BBC reports he's still set to perform Friday and Saturday in Toronto, but five subsequent concerts now have dates of TBD. He posted a clip from the radio show in an Instagram story, tacking on the caption, "See ya when I see ya." TMZ notes that taking a year off would interrupt a pretty fierce flow of music making: Drake has released 9 studio projects in the last 13 years. (More Drake stories.)

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