Drake postpones remainder of Summer Sixteen tour due to ankle injury

TORONTO, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Drake has been forced to cancel the remainder of his ongoing Summer Sixteen tour due to an ankle injury.

"Drake suffered a severe ankle injury during the tour which he did his best to power through. By doing this, he made his injury worse. Under doctors' orders and to ensure Drake only ever gives fans the performances they deserve, he will be postponing the remaining three dates of his Summer Sixteen tour to allow him time to recuperate his ankle injury," a spokesperson for the rapper said in a statement.

"Drake's fans mean the world to him. Seeing their faces and performing his music for them is what he loves to do the most and he can't wait to get back on stage," they continued.

The announcement comes after Drake noted on Saturday that he needed to postpone three other previously scheduled performances due to the same injury.

"We are over 50 shows in and I have done everything to power through my recent ankle injury and leave it all out there on the stage every night," he said at the time.

"I hate to be told I can't do something, but under doctor's orders to allow me time to recuperate, I am being forced to postpone the intense three shows in a row in cities which have only ever shown me unconditional support."

Drake will now not be able to perform for shows in Toronto, Philadelphia, Newark, Brooklyn. Ticket holders will be given refunds while additional information about when Drake might return to those cities have not been released.

The 29-year-old broke an American Music Awards record Monday by scoring 13 nominations ahead of this year's show. Drake leads all artists in categories ranging from Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Album, Favorite Rap Artist, Favorite Rap Song and Favorite R&B song among others.

Additionally, Drake has made headlines as his on-again/off-again relationship with Rihanna has reportedly come to an end once again.