A$AP Rocky Drops Out of iHeartRadio Festival, Says He Was ‘Looking Forward to Performing Some New Music’

A$AP Rocky announced on Thursday (Sept. 19) that he will no longer be performing at iHeartRadio Music Festival 2024 this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. “UNFORTUNATELY, I ENDED UP GETTING SICK & I WON’T BE ABLE TO PERFORM AT THE @iheartfestival.

IM SORRY TO MY FANS & THANKFUL TO @iheartradio FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!” he wrote on his Instagram Story . “I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO PERFORMING SOME NEW MUSIC FOR YALL! ENJOY THE SHOW THE LINE UP IS [fire emojis].” Big Sean , Camila Cabello , Doja Cat , Dua Lipa , Gwen Stefani , Halsey , Hozier , Keith Urban , New Kids on the Block , Paramore , Shaboozey , The Black Crowes , The Weeknd , Thomas Rhett and Victoria Monét are still set to perform at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Friday, Sept.



20 and Saturday, Sept. 21, with a special appearance by Coldplay ’s Chris Martin . Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the star-studded affair will also feature AJ McLean , Flavor Flav , Jacoby Shaddix , Lance Bass , Paris Hilton , Tiffany Haddish , Hugh Evans, Joe Gatto, Tara and Hunter Woodhall as presenters.

Rocky’s now-canceled iHeartRadio Festival performance might’ve featured new music from his highly anticipated fourth album Don’t Be Dumb , which he revealed in his recent Billboard cover story was pushed back from its original Aug. 30 release date to sometime this fall. He later explained on X that “LEAKS & SAMPLE CLEARANCES ARE DISRUPTING THE ALBUM.

ITS BEEN 6 YEARS & I WANNA MAKE THE BEST ALBUM EVER. IM SORRY FOR THE WAIT.” He’s released three singles ahead of the album within the last two months: “HIGHJACK” (with Jessica Pratt), “Tailor Swif” and “Ruby Rosary” (featuring J.

Cole )..