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The pop singer is taking a break from the road due to bruised vocal cords

Justin Timberlake has been relentlessly touring behind his recent Man of the Woods album, and now it appears his schedule is taking a toll on the 37-year-old pop singer. After canceling shows here and there over last few weeks, Timberlake has now called off his remaining 2018 tour dates due to bruised vocal cords.

“My vocal cords are healing, but they are not all the way back to normal yet, so my doctors want me to continue to rest my voice,” he wrote on Instagram. “They have asked me to hold off on singing until next month. I’m really sorry, I want to be back on the stage and I am doing all I can to get there quickly.”

Though Timberlake plans to return to the road in early 2019, the cancellation also means he will not appear at next year’s Coachella Music Festival. He was previously attached to headline the festival in April, according to industry sources. However, the rescheduled dates of the Live Nation-promoted tour conflict with Coachella’s radius clause, prompting Coachella organizers to make alternate plans.