Morgan Wallen fans will have to wait a little longer to see his shows. The country singer announced on Instagram that his tour will be put on hold after a medical issue with his vocal folds. “I’m just gonna go ahead and get straight to it.
I got some bad news from my doctors at the Vanderbilt voice center yesterday,” he began the video. READ MORE: Morgan Wallen Shares Health Update Before Returning To The Stage Following Cancelled Show Backlash “After taking 10 days of vocal rest, I performed three shows last weekend in Florida and by the third one I felt terrible,” he continued. “So I went in and got scoped yesterday, and they told me that I injured my vocal cords and that I have vocal fold trauma.” The doctors then recommended an extended period of recovery for the singer, which meant no performing. “Their advice is that I go on vocal rest for six weeks, so that’s what I’m going to do.
They don’t want me to talk at all, but they said that if I need to it’s OK for something like this,” Wallen explained. In addition to his vocal cords, the singer also revealed he tore his LAT muscle. READ MORE: Morgan Wallen Sued By Concertgoer Following Cancelled Show, Demands Class Action Lawsuit As a result, he won’t be able to perform at scheduled festival performances within the six-week timeframe and will not attend Thursday’s Academy of Country Music Awards where he was also scheduled to perform. “[The doctors] told me that if I do this the right way that I’ll get back to 100 percent.
They also said that if I don’t listen and I keep singing, I’ll permanently damage my voice. So for the longevity of my career, this is the choice I had to make.
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