Overview
- In an Instagram post on Oct. 24 marking 25 years since Whoa, Nelly!, the Grammy winner said she is stepping away from performing.
- She described the break as lasting for the foreseeable future and shared no specific plans or timeline for next steps.
- Furtado reflected on a new generation discovering her music and thanked fans, collaborators and crews for their support.
- Her recent run included releasing the album 7 in 2024 and a European tour that wrapped in Germany in August 2025.
- This continues a pattern of intermittent pauses, following a post-2017 break before a 2022 onstage return as a surprise guest for Drake.