: NEW YORK (AP) — Vocal problems have forced Jordin Sparks to temporarily withdraw from Alicia Keys' tour and cancel all performances for the rest of the month, a representative for the "American Idol" champ said Monday.
"All of her April activities have been postponed or canceled so she can take care of her voice properly," a 19/Jive Records spokeswoman told The Associated Press.
The 18-year-old singer, whose hits include "Tattoo" and "No Air," was scheduled to be the opening act on Keys' tour, which kicked off over the weekend in Hampton, Va. In addition to missing the tour's first month, Sparks was forced to cancel a planned performance at the Earth Day Network & Green Apple Festival concert in Washington, D.C.
But Sparks, who is under a doctor's care, is expected to rejoin Keys' tour in May or perhaps sooner if she progresses, the label said.
"Jordin Sparks is on vocal rest and is expected to make a full and complete recovery," according to a statement from 19/Jive Records. "Sparks has been going nonstop over the past two years and now she's going through the normal course of learning how to manage and care for her voice."
Sparks was the youngest winner of "American Idol" when she won the talent competition last year. She released her self-titled debut album late last year.
this is CORRECT NEWS! GO MTO! and Get Better Jordin!
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Your “Avid” and “Dedicated” and “Loyal” Reader,
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I don't believe this story for one second, Jordin is not selling any tickets and this is the polite music industry way of kicking her off the tour. Within 6 months she will be dropped from J Records all of the artists are on J Records so they were trying to give her exposure and it wasn't working. Trust me, I used to work in the industry, they are not fooling anyone with this "dramatic" exuse she is too young to even have such a "dramatic" illness happen to her voice after less than 2 weeks on tour please....
I'm sorry but I agree with Andre..Melinda Doolittle can sing better..In fact everybody was rooting for her until she got kicked off..Now they want to act like they don't know her..I don't want to say the same thing everybody said about Jordin Sparks..She'll be fine..I'm not really a fan of hers..I just like her last song..but I think my neighbor likes the song more than I do because she plays it to death..hmm..Maybe Jordin taking a break might not be so bad..lol
SexyBiFemGirl, if you have to ask what being half-White has to do with where Jordin is, there's nothing any of us can say to you. All we can do is respect your opinion and lack of knowledge about the state of Black America.
I will say this...Jordin Sparks is NOT considered Black by mainstream America. That's why they can accept her as she is. She grew up in an all White town, with White best friends and acts like a straight up White chick. She has NO knowledge at all of a Black experience. The only thing connecting her is her wannabe daddy who's darker than I.
I also agree with SistaPoetry. However, Jordin's success with this latest song is due to Chris Brown's popularity; not her vocal skills. She sounded a solid hot mess on American Idol the other Wednesday. It reminded me all over again why she "won".
