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Janet Jackson postpones Unbreakable tour, citing surgery

FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson announced Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, that she was postponing all upcoming dates on her “Unbreakable” world tour until the spring so that she could have surgery for an undisclosed medical condition. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Janet Jackson says she is postponing her Unbreakable tour to have an unspecified surgical procedure.

FILE – In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson announced Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, that she was postponing all upcoming dates on her “Unbreakable” world tour until the spring so that she could have surgery for an undisclosed medical condition. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

The 49-year-old singer posted a message on her website and social media sites Thursday announcing that all future tour dates had been postponed until the spring. No new dates were announced.

The singer’s statement asked for prayers of support and said no further details on her medical condition would be disclosed.

Jackson had been next scheduled to perform Jan. 9 in Denver.

Her Unbreakable tour has been the Top 20 global concert tour listing compiled by Pollstar.

Jackson’s catalog of hits dates back to the mid-1980s, ranging from What Have You Done for Me Lately to That’s the Way Love Goes and All for You.

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