American musician, Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, popularly known as Doja Cat has withdrawn from the 2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour after revealing she tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
This is coming days after the 26 year old announced that members of her production team tested positive. She wrote on instagram,
“I’m sad to share that I just tested positive as well and will no longer be able to perform on the rest of the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour”
Doja cat added that her “spirits are down” since she has to drop out of future concert dates in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta and Miami.
“I’m doing okay and look forward to recovering and getting back out there as soon as I can! The rest of the tour stops have some really great lineups, wish I could be there. Much love xo,” the Grammy nominee ended.
This is the second time Doja has revealed she tested positive for Covid-19 since July 2020.
Doja Cat originally announced on Friday that she would have to skip two of her scheduled Jingle Ball performances. This happened after a “few members” of her team tested positive for COVID. She revealed in a statement at the time, that they “are now on quarantine.”.
The statement read in part,
“For the health and wellbeing of the rest of our crew, we are following all the appropriate safety measurements and necessary precautions. This means I won’t be able to perform at iHeartRadio’s New York Z100 and Boston KISS FM Jingle Ball. I’m extremely disappointed, Jingle Ball has a great line up for you all, wish I could be there. Much love to all my fans.” (sic)
Musicians, Lil Nas X and Coldplay were also forced to withdraw from Capital FM’s 2021 Jingle Bell Ball in London. This happened after members of their respective teams tested positive for COVID over the weekend