Minaj cancels V Festival appearance (From Watford Observer)

Minaj cancels V Festival appearance

10:04pm Saturday 18th August 2012 in Entertainment News © Press Association 2013

Nicki Minaj has cancelled her appearance at this weekend's V Festival because of damage to her vocal chords.

Her representative says Minaj will have to back out of her shows on Saturday and Sunday because of "strained vocal chords".

Minaj performed a free concert in New York City on Wednesday, though she had been advised by her doctor to rest.

Her representative now says her voice is "worse" and that recent X-rays show that the singer-rapper must "rest her voice for a few days".

The two-day V Festival also features The Killers, David Guetta, LMFAO and The Stone Roses.

Minaj performed for more than two hours at her New York show. It featured Drake, Lil Wayne and Foxy Brown.