Grammy-winning singer Nelly Furtado announces she is stepping away from performing amid online body-shaming as she marks 25 years since her debut album.
Nelly Furtado is pressing pause on her music performance career.
The Grammy-winning singer revealed on social media that she’s stepping away from the concert stage amid a wave of online body-shaming.
« I have decided to step away from performance for the foreseeable future and pursue some other creative and personal endeavors that I feel would better suit this next phase of my life », Furtado wrote in an Instagram post marking the 25th anniversary of her debut album, « Whoa, Nelly! »
« I have enjoyed my career immensely, and I still love writing music, as I have always seen it as a hobby I was lucky enough to make into a career. I’ll identify as a songwriter forever », she added.
The Canadian-born artist, best known for early 2000s hits including « I’m Like a Bird » and « Promiscuous », reflected on her career journey in a nostalgic post celebrating the milestone.
