Meghan Trainor Cancels Entire Tour, Citing Demands of New Album and Third Child via Surrogacy

Grammy-winning pop artist Meghan Trainor has abruptly canceled her upcoming concert tour, telling fans the combined pressures of releasing a new album and welcoming her third child via surrogate had become, in her words, “more than I can take.” The announcement marks a rare public acknowledgment from a major touring artist about the limits of balancing family expansion with a global promotional rollout.

Trainor, who vaulted to global stardom in 2014 with the chart-dominating single “All About That Bass,” has spent the past decade building a career that blends retro-pop sensibilities with candid public commentary on body image, motherhood and mental health. Her decision to scrap the tour follows the rollout of a new studio album and comes as she and Sabara, the former child actor known for the “Spy Kids” franchise, prepare to expand their family. The couple married in December 2018 and became parents to son Riley in February 2021 and son Barry in July 2023. Trainor has spoken openly in past interviews about complications during her previous pregnancies, including an emergency cesarean section and postpartum health challenges, which informed the couple’s decision to pursue surrogacy for their third child.

The cancellation arrives at a moment when the touring industry is contending with record-high production costs, punishing travel schedules and a growing number of artists pulling back from the road for health or personal reasons. In recent years, performers including Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber and Sam Fender have cut short or canceled tours citing mental health or medical concerns, a shift that industry analysts describe as a reset in expectations around artist workloads. Live Nation and other major promoters have reported that cancellation insurance claims have climbed significantly since the pandemic, and ticketing data indicates that tour postponements have roughly doubled compared with pre-2020 averages.

The financial stakes of a canceled tour can be considerable. Mid-sized arena tours routinely carry multimillion-dollar production budgets covering staging, crew payroll, venue rentals and transportation, with artists often only turning a profit in the final weeks of a run. Refund obligations, cancellation of vendor contracts and lost merchandise revenue can compound the impact. Trainor has not indicated whether rescheduled dates will be announced, but representatives have confirmed that fans will receive automatic refunds. The singer signaled that she intends to continue promoting her new music through other channels, including television appearances and social media, while she focuses on her growing family.