Shakira has been forced to reschedule her El Dorado world tour for a second time due to continuing problems with a a haemorrhage on one of her vocal cords.
The news comes after she was initially postponed the tour, which was due to start in November, until January.
Now in a post on her Instagram account, the 40-year-old Colombian singer has revealed that the haemorrhage has not yet healed.
"Though I very much hoped my vocal cords would recover in time to pick the tour back up in January, and after exploring many options to that effect. I have accepted that this is an injury that simply needs more time and care to heal." she wrote.
The ailment first came to notice through a `strange hoarseness' which the singer detected in her voice.
Shakira is the biggest-selling Colombian singer of all time and her net worth has been estimated at $220 million (€185 million).
She signed her first recording contract aged 13 and her first English language album was released in 2001. Hips Don't Lie, which was a huge hit in 2005, propelled her to world-wide fame.
