Overview

• Grimes announced on X that she must cancel her June 7 performance to address unspecified family issues, apologizing for fans’ inconvenience and promising to make it up.
• The World Pride Music Festival in Washington, D.C., is set for June 6–7 with headliners Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan among a star-studded lineup.
• The Canadian singer shares three children with ex-partner Elon Musk and has publicly clashed with him this year over their kids’ public exposure, including his decision to bring their son to an Oval Office briefing.
• Earlier this year, Grimes publicly urged Musk to respond to one of their children’s medical crisis, reflecting ongoing tensions from their custody dispute settled last August.
• World Pride organizers expressed support for Grimes’s decision and have not yet announced a replacement for her spot in the festival lineup.