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Drake has pulled out of Wireless Festival this weekend.
The 'Hold On, We're Going Home' hitmaker will no longer be headlining the gigs because he "got sick a few days ago" and doctors have told him he is not "physically fit to fly" to the UK for the concerts at London's Finsbury Park and Birmingham's Perry Park.
Kanye West, who is also headlining the event, will now play two nights in London, while Rudimental will play an extended set in Birmingham tomorrow (04.07.14).
In a statement, Drake said: "To my beloved fans, it truly breaks my heart that I won't be able to perform as planned at Wireless and Roskilde this weekend.
"I got sick a few days ago and although I am on my way to bouncing back, my doctors have made it clear that I am not physically fit to fly or deliver the performance my fans expect and deserve from me.
"I will be focused on resting for a quick recovery.
"I have the best fans in the world and I can't wait to come back to make more incredible memories together."
Organisers Live Nation have confirmed that all three days of Wireless, from July 4 to July 6 will go ahead as planned with co-headliner Bruno Mars and refunds are available from point of purchase but not from the event.
Ticket holders tomorrow in Birmingham will also receive £20 of 'Wireless Credit' when they arrive at the site to spend on food, beverages, merchandise and funfair rides.
Other acts performing at the event include Pharrell Williams, Ellie Goulding, Outkast, Tinie Tempah, Basement Jaxx, Wiz Khalifa, Azealia Banks, Robin Thicke, Clean Bandit, Rudimental, John Newman and Angel Haze.

Chris Martin is "fascinated" by Rihanna.
The Coldplay rocker was very "inspired" when he worked with his 'Princess of China' collaborator because so many other "cool" people want to record and write with her, likening the atmosphere around her to a "holiday camp" for those in the industry.
He said: "She's a very fascinating, interesting person. She's very mysterious. When Rihanna's making an album she's talented enough that lots of cool people want to work on it. So it's not like I'm the only one.
"When we were working together it was inspiring because you're around a lot of other people. It's sort of like some kind of holiday camp for producers and musicians."
The 'Magic' hitmaker admires bands such as U2 and Radiohead who have been around for a long time and share the sort of friendship he has with his Coldplay bandmates that allows them to keep one another grounded.
He told Absolute Radio's Pete Donaldson in an interview conducted before one of their gigs at London's Royal Albert Hall this week: "We look up to U2 of course a lot and Radiohead have it. Not many bands have that experience of being teenagers together and becoming adults. So it's just such a joyful feeling. Anytime any of us goes a bit off, the others just say come on man."
The full gig is available on-demand until the 3rd August. Listen back at absoluteradio.co.uk.

Jake Bugg "hates" music festivals.
The 'Lightning Bolt' singer, who performed at Glastonbury in South East England last weekend, admits he's not a fan of traipsing through muddy fields but insists it was a privilege to play the event.
Speaking before his show, he said: "I hate festivals so much, but obviously to be this high up on the line-up and to be playing here tonight, is a privilege. But the actual experience of festivals I could really do without."
This year marked Jake's year at Glastonbury at Worthy Farm in Somerset and he admits he's been overwhelmed in the past.
He said: "I remember going out onto the Pyramid Stage last year and seeing so many blurred faces. It was much bigger than I thought it was going to be, I couldn't really believe it to be honest.
"It was a bit too early for me to care - it was 3pm, and that's a bit too early for a show for me."
The singer was playing a later slot this year and claims playing the Pyramid Stage was very different to being on the BBC Introducing Stage a few years ago.
He told NME magazine: "It's just opposite ends of the spectrum. There was hardly anybody there first time, so to then go onto the Pyramid and see that many people, it kind of shows that for me - and for anybody else - dreams can come true."

Lily Allen is going on tour with Miley Cyrus.
The 'Hard Out Here' singer is joining forces with the 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker to promote her latest album 'Sheezus' in an attempt to break America.
Lily took to Twitter today (03.07.14) to share her excitement about the upcoming US tour and wrote: "#BBBBANGERZ @MileyCyrus CANT WAIT !!!!! (sic)."
Miley's recent shows, in support of her record 'Bangerz', are well-known for being controversial - with the star simulating masturbation, swearing, promoting drugs and talking about sex to young members of the crowd.
Lily's sets are less shocking but she still found time to gyrate and discuss her "camel-toe" on stage at Glastonbury festival last weekend, and she dedicated her song 'F*** You' to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
She said: "This song is dedicated to the most annoyingly corrupt person in the world."
Lily will join Miley from August 1, playing at Uniondale, New York and performing on a total of seven dates.
Sky Ferreira and Icona Pop previously opened for Miley on the 'Bangerz Tour', which had a number of shows rescheduled when the singer was hospitalised due to an allergic reaction in April.

Lily and Miley's joint tour dates are..

August 1 - Uniondale, New York (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
August 2 - Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)
August 4 - Pittsburgh, Pa. (CONSOL Energy Center)
August 6 - Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena)
August 7 - Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)
August 9 - Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center)
August 10 - St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center)

McBusted have written a song about breasts.
The McFly and Busted supergroup - made up of Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Harry Judd, James Bourne and Matt Willis - have revealed their latest track was inspired by boobs and hope it will be considered an "appreciation" of the female physique, reports The Daily Star.
Matt, 31, said: "We have been writing a lot recently. I was writing with Dougie Poynter last night. We were writing a song about boobs.
"We couldn't write an album just about boobs - well, we could, me and Dougie would buy it."
Dougie, 26, explained: "It's an appreciation.
"Matt and James Bourne have been writing too, or we might write some more stuff about boobs."
Meanwhile, the boys - who are about to bring their sold-out UK tour to a close with a British Summer Time gig in London's Hyde Park on Sunday (06.07.14) - said they are "pumped" about the performance, although Matt admitted it has been an emotional time for the group.
James, 30, said: "We are super pumped."
Matt added: "This gig marks the end of the honeymoon period. I don't want to sound all lame but it's been everything I wanted it to be."

Alex Turner and Miles Kane are writing a film script together.
The Arctic Monkeys frontman and the 'Come Closer' singer, who also formed side-project The Last Shadow Puppets, have revealed they are working on an 'X-Men' style movie.
The pair, who "always talk", had a number one album 'The Age of Understatement' in 2008, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, and plan to release new music after penning the film script.
Asked when they will be working together again, Miles told Digital Spy: "It's something we always talk about y'know? But I think we're gonna write this film first anyway before we hit back into that."
Set in the 1960s, Miles described the film as having an "'X-Me' kind of vibe", and insists that he and Alex would not have major acting roles in the movie.
He said: "We're not planning to be [in the film] but we may have a little cameo."
Although the pair have never written a film before, they have worked in the industry, with Alex writing the soundtrack for Richard Ayoade's 2010 film 'Submarine', while Miles' former band The Rascals also had a small role in 2009 British film 'Awaydays'.

Ed Sheeran has scored his first number one album on the US Billboard chart.
The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has sold about 210,000 copies of his second record 'x' in America, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Ed took to Twitter to thank fans for their support yesterday (02.07.14), posting: "Had my first #1 album in America this week. Thanks for everyone supporting it, that's mental x (sic)"
The album, which is the follow-up to '+' in 2011, features tracks including 'Don't', 'One' and 'Sing', produced by Pharrell Williams, while the singer also worked with acclaimed producer Rick Rubin.
Fellow British singer Sam Smith is at number two on the Billboard Chart, having shifted more than 67,000 copies of his debut record 'In The Lonely Hour'.
The last time two UK artists were at the top two spots in the chart was in 1993 when albums by Eric Clapton and Sting reached number one and two.
Meanwhile, Ed is set to write new music for One Direction, who are one of the biggest British acts to break America in a number of years.
Ed told We Love Pop magazine: "I'm seeing [their record label boss] Simon Cowell soon. I'm going to his house and playing him some songs. I like that they've moved into a more acoustic zone and I have an idea that I think would work for them, so we'll see."

Ariana Grande has praised Harry Styles as an "amazing songwriter".
The pint-sized warbler has revealed how the One Direction heartthrob just happened to be in the same recording studio as her when she was working on her second studio album 'My Everything', and offered to pen a song for her.
She explained: "I was at the studio one day and he was there, and literally, [songwriters] Johan [Carlsson] and Savan [Kotecha] were like, 'Hey, do you want to write something for Ariana?' And he was like, 'Sure, mate.' And he just did."
It seems the 21-year-old pop diva was impressed with Harry's song-writing efforts as the track, 'A Little Bit of Your Heart', will feature on Ariana's second studio effort, released on August 25.
Appearing on a one-off special of MTV's 'TRL' called 'Total Ariana Live', she gushed: "It's a beautiful song. He's an amazing writer. It's really beautiful. He's amazingly talented."
Harry, 20, has been flexing his musical muscles more and more by writing songs for other artists of late.
The 'You & I' hitmaker worked with Irish rockers Kodaline and penned a song for urban girl band Neon Jungle.
One Direction will release a new album of their own later this year.

Jack White misses having a regular 9 to 5 job.
The 'Lazeretto' singer, who worked in an upholstery shop before finding fame with the White Stripes, claims he misses the anticipation of being at work and wanting to rush home to write music now songwriting is his career.
Jack - who was once part of a two-piece band called The Upholsters - explained: "When I worked in an upholstery shop I couldn't wait to get home and record the idea that had been brewing all day. Now I do all these other things and they're all creative, so I've had to learn, over the years, to find new ways of writing songs."
The 38-year-old rock star also revealed he can no longer go to gigs because he gets recognised and approached by fans who all want photographs of him, meaning he can't enjoy the live music.
He told MOJO magazine: "People won't leave me alone. I can't listen to one song without people taking a photo or something, and it's a shame because most of my inspiration came from that."