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Jess Glynne is to undergo vocal cord surgery.
The 25-year-old singer will have emergency surgery on her voice next week, having cancelled her planned performance at Isle of Wight Festival over the weekend after doctors said she was too ill to perform.
Revealing the news on Instagram, she said: "I am so so sad to tell you that I'm having to have vocal surgery next week. (sic)"
The 'Hold My Hand' hitmaker - who is most well known for providing the vocals on Clean Bandit's Grammy Award-winning hit 'Rather Be' - revealed the sad news means she has had to pull out of forthcoming performances.
She said: "I'm so sorry and it kills me but I have to cancel some forthcoming shows and festivals. I'm a little scared but I will be back singing better than ever very soon! Love hugs and kisses Jess xxx (sic)."
The fiery haired musician previously said she was "devastated" at having to ditch her slot at Isle of Wight Festival - which Ella Eyre instead performed in - indicating she hoped she would be well enough for her scheduled performance at other events such as Glastonbury.
She wrote on Twitter: "I'm so devastated and sad to announce that I won't be performing at the Isle Of Wight Festival today. I haven't been well and my doctor has told I'm not allowed to sing. I'm so sorry if I have let anyone down! I'm gutted!I will get better as soon as possible and I'll be back to make it up to you! Big love and hugs and I hope you understand and hope everyone who is going has an amazing day! Wish I could be there (sic)."

Janet Jackson has announced her 'Unbreakable' comeback tour.
The 49-year-old singer will kick off the North American leg of her tour in Vancouver on August 31, with her 36 North American tour dates stretching through until November, although the star has hinted further shows around the world are yet to be announced.
The string of shows have been scheduled in support of her forthcoming 11th studio LP, tentatively titled 'Unbreakable', which she announced last month.
Teasing the tour and record, she posted a video online at the time in which she said: "I promised you'd hear it from my lips and now you will. This year: new music; new world tour; a new movement. I've been listening. Let's keep the conversation going."
The musical icon - who has sold more than 160 million records worldwide last toured North America with her 'Number Ones' greatest hits show in 2011 - is set to assume full creative control with her new album following the poor commercial performance of her last album, 2008's 'Discipline', by releasing it through her own label Rhythm Nation and BMG.
Tickets for the North American run of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable World Tour go on sale on June 22 at janetjackson.com.

Janet Jackson's North American 'Unbreakable' tour dates:
August 31 - Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
September 2 - Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
September 4 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
September 8 - Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
September 11 - Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
September 15 - Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
September 17 - Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheater
September 18 - Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
September 20 - Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
September 23 - Orlando, FL Amway Center
September 24 - Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
September 26 - Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater
September 27 - Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater
September 29 - Memphis, TN Fedex Forum
September 30 - New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
October 9 - Las Vegas, NV AXS @ Planet Hollywood
October 10 - Las Vegas, NV AXS @ Planet Hollywood
October 16 - Los Angeles, CA The Forum
October 17 - San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
October 19 - Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
October 24 - Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
October 25 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center
October 27 - Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 29 - St Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
October 30 - Omaha, NE Centurylink Center
November 1 - Minneapolis, MN Target Center
November 12 - Honolulu, HI Neal S. Blaisdell Center
November 13 - Honolulu, HI Neal S. Blaisdell Center

Scroobius Pip and Kindness are making a charity album.
The spoken word artist and much-hyped musician are just two of the artists featuring on 'The Long Road', which is a ground-breaking new project on which the stars will each collaborate with a refugee who has been forced to flee their home and come to the UK, to create songs based on their lives to raise funds and awareness for the British Red Cross.
The Sierra Leone All Stars will also feature on the LP, with the whole project being produced by Ethan Johns, who has previously worked with Sir Paul McCartney, Kings of Leon, The Vaccines, Ryan Adams and Laura Marling.
Speaking about the LP, Ethan said: "This is a very special opportunity to create an album with a narrative that helps more people understand the realities of being a refugee and the journeys people go through.
"Music is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, and these are important stories to be told."
Kindness , whose real name is Adam Bainbridge, is working with a man named Ayman Hirh who fled Syria when fighting broke out in 2012, and said working on the song has been "fantastic".
He explained: "Getting to know Ayman has been fantastic and I'm looking forward to telling his story in the studio."
The announcement comes at the beginning of the UK-wide Refugee Week (15 - 21.06.15), with the charity encouraging people to get involved in the project by sharing pictures of the people, places and things they feel celebrate the contribution of refugees in the UK by using the hashtag #TheLongRoadEP on social media, with the images eventually creating the album artwork.
For more information about the project and Refugee Week go to: www.redcross.org.uk/refugeeweek

Mick Fleetwood finds it "magical" having Christine McVie back in Fleetwood Mac.
The 71-year-old keyboardist returned to the band last year, 16 years after leaving, and now the drummer, Mick, has described having the band's most well-known line-up back together as being like a "lovely fairytale".
He said: "We're enjoying what we're doing and of course it's unbelievably great to have Chris back, you know. Well it felt like a full circle. It's brilliant, and the lovely fairytale is that she really came back and we don't really stop until December 2015. We get a little break after this tour.
"It's more magical and appropriate than you could ever think and imagine for us."
The 67-year-old musician was speaking at Isle of Wight Festival, which they flew into in a large helicopter after making a deal with the event's organiser John Giddings to secure the "biggest helicopter" in the festival's history, which made him remember how far they have come as a band.
Talking to Absolute Radio's Sarah Champion at the Isle of Wight Festival, he explained: "There was about 18 people in it and it freaked me out that so many people could be in a helicopter. It was actually like a reminder of when Fleetwood Mac first started to really get off the ground, so to speak, in a big way. We didn't really realise what had happened to us in the United States after the advent of 'Rumours' and we were helicoptering in which was our first time that we'd ever done that, to a festival in Texas. It was at that moment out of a helicopter, like the Isle of Wight that you look down and you think to yourself, 'Wow that's a lot of people'.
"So all these years later to be in a helicopter and coming in and seeing a cartload of people is super gratifying and inspiring."

Fleetwood Mac closed Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday (14.06.15) with a hit-packed headline performance.
The band, who recently reformed with their most well-known line-up for a string of concerts, closed the UK festival with a stand-out show after doubts the may pull-out of the slot following cancelled gigs in Manchester and Birmingham due to illness.
More than 50,000 people enjoyed hundreds of acts during the four-day event, with several stars including Spice Girls stars Geri Halliwell, Mel C and Emma Bunton all arriving at Seaclose Park on the island specifically to witness the 'Dreams' hitmakers' set.
The group - currently featuring Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks - kicked off their performance with a rendition of 'The Chain', widely known as the Formula One theme tune, much to the delight of racing stars David Coulthard and Christian Horner who were in attendance.
During the festival attendees were also treated to performances from the recently-reformed Blur, 'Happy' hitmaker Pharrell Williams, The Prodigy, First Aid Kit and James Bay.
Ella Eyre also performed a surprise set on Saturday afternoon (13.06.15) after Clean Bandit collaborator Jess Glynne who was forced to pull out due to illness.
The 21-year-old singer told the Metro newspaper: "My band are a solid crew, the set-up is fairly simple. The only difference was they were all on holiday, so we had to fly them back.
"To be fair, what an excused to fly them back for!"

Foxes' new album is inspired by heartbreak.
The 'Youth' singer has revealed her new album has been inspired by "bad stuff" she went through since the release of her debut LP 'Glorious' last year.
Speaking about new single 'Body Talk', she said: "Initially the track is about moving on from the past.
"I've had a lot to vent about and that allowed me to write very quickly. You have to go through bad stuff to come out OK on the other side."
Foxes - whose real name Louisa Rose Allen - admitted she put a "positive spin" on her split though, insisting it is empowering and optimistic.
She explained: "It is kind of a break up song but then it's got a positive spin of just coming out of something.
"Having strength in yourself and being like 'this is going to be fine. I'll get over this.'"
The 26-year-old star revealed she has no plans to write any more songs about her exes though, as she doesn't want to be like Taylor Swift who is renowned for openly addressing her failed relationships in her music.
She told the Daily Star newspaper: "I'd never do like Taylor Swift and write about my break-ups a lot but she does it b****y well doesn't she?
"I don't tend to write about break ups. This is kind of a one off."

Jessie Ware is not a fan of taking selfies because she prefers to play it "cool".
The 30-year-old singer revealed that when she sees other famous people she won't approach them for a picture however she likes to immediately get on the phone to her mum Helena and give her the low-down.
She said: "I usually play it quite cool I think. I don't go and get selfies. I just kind of text my mum. She always likes to know who I've seen. She'll always have an opinion. She'll ask 'What are they wearing? What's the colour of their lipstick?' She texts me back as if they're like old friends or something."
Speaking to KISS FM UK at the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday (14.06.2015),
the 'Tough Love' hit-maker revealed just how down-to-earth she really is by revealing the contents of her rider when she performs.
The brunette beauty said: "We all love the gossip now a little bit. I have gossip magazines on my rider. I always like that little section when people get spotted. I don't think I even get spotted so it's fine.
She went on: "I get the tube. I look so rough when I go on the tube. I'm usually applying makeup and it looks half done. I don't think anyone recognises me. I think there's far more glamorous London commuters than me."
Jessie performed on day two of the festival before Pharrell Williams and Blur.
Whilst speaking backstage the singer reportedly spotted former England Goalkeeper David James mid interview and gushed: "Oh my god that's David James. Okay I'm gonna play it cool. That's you know... an England goalie!"

5 Seconds of Summer's Michael Clifford is feeling "much better" since being burned on stage.
The 19-year-old guitarist was left injured after being hit in the face by pyrotechnics, which set his hair on fire, towards the end of the group's show at London's SSE Wembley Arena on Saturday (13.06.15), prompting them to cut the performance short so he could receive treatment, but the musician had recovered enough to return to the stage at the venue last night (14.06.15).
He tweeted ahead of last night's gig: ""Feeling loads better and my face is fine 🙂 excited for the show tonight m/ (sic)"
Michael went on to thank fans for their well-wishes following his accident.
He added: "There's been a lot of love spread around lately, thank you all so much 🙂 All of us boys appreciate everything you do! And also thank you so much to all my friends for wishing me the best.(sic)"
As a result of the incident, the group's third and final night at the venue was a more scaled back production.
Their management said ahead of the show: "Michael and the band would like to thank all the fans, well wishers and particularly last night's audience for their support.
"There will be no pyrotechnic production for the show this evening."
However, the 'She Looks So Perfect' hitmakers still enjoyed the gig.
Michael tweeted afterwards: "Thank you for tonight Wembley!! you were amazing 🙂
"Last night of the UK/EU tour finished 🙂 thank you so damn much for all of the crew involved and all of the people who came.. love to all!!! (sic)"

Union J think One Direction are "due" a break.
The 'Carry You' hitmakers are astonished by the 'Steal My Girl' group's heavy workload and think that, after recording and performing constantly for five years, they must be "exhausted".
The group's J.J. Hamblett said: "They've been going for so long. What five years now? They've never had a day off. We've obviously been working and doing stuff on the road, but they go to every single country, every single day and it's exhausting for them.
"I think they are due a break.
The 27-year-old singer - who, like 'One Direction', shot to fame after competing on 'The X Factor' - also thinks the 'No Control' hitmakers haven't had "much" of a life when they were teenagers as they have had to grow up in the spotlight.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I suppose they haven't had so much of a childhood, from 17 some of them were in the band, well not a childhood but they were in their teens. "
Union J will be playing at Thorpe Park's Island Beats this summer. Island Beats runs from 11 July - 29 August and for more information and to book tickets go to www.thorpepark.com.