Taylor Swift cancels all her shows for 2020

All of the singer’s live performances have been cancelled for the rest of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Her shows in the U.S and Brazil will now take place in 2021, and the dates for these will be announced in a few months.

An official statement from the pop star’s team said, “Fighting COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for our global community and the safety and wellbeing of fans should always be the top priority. Health organizations and governments around the world have strongly discouraged large public gatherings for an undetermined period of time. With many events throughout the world already canceled, and upon direction from health officials in an effort to keep fans safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, sadly the decision has been made to cancel all Taylor Swift live appearances and performances this year.”

Refunds are now being offered to fans who had anticipated to watch Swift live. She took to Twitter to share her sadness over being unable to perform.

I’m so sad I won’t be able to see you guys in concert this year, but I know this is the right decision. Please, please stay healthy and safe. I’ll see you on stage as soon as I can but right now what’s important is committing to this quarantine, for the sake of all of us. pic.twitter.com/qeiMk2Tgon

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 17, 2020

Taylor Swift’s next and only performance slated for now is appearing on the Global Citizen initiative, “One World: Together at Home.”