Nelly Furtado has announced she\u2019s quitting music following a rash of attacks by body shamers on social media.<\/p>\n
The songstress made the announcement while marking the 25th anniversary of the release of her first album, \u201cWhoa Nelly!,\u201d in an emotional social media post on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201c25 years later, my music has reached a whole new generation of fans and I couldn\u2019t be happier about that,\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/a>, alongside a pic of herself in 2000, and a much more recent clip of herself on stage in Berlin over the summer.<\/p>\n While noting that it\u2019s been \u201cfun\u201d to be \u201con stages again,\u201d Furtado wrote that she\u2019s moving on. <\/p>\n Nelly Furtado announced she\u2019s stepping away from music in an emotional social media post. Redferns<\/p>\n She wrote on Friday that she\u2019ll \u201cidentify as a songwriter forever.\u201d Instagram\/@nellyfurtado<\/p>\n \u201cAll this aside, I have decided to step away from performance for the foreseeable future and pursue some other creative and personal endeavours that I feel would better suit this next phase of my life,\u201d Furtado, 46, wrote. <\/p>\n \u201cI have enjoyed my career immensely, and I still love writing music as I have always seen it as a hobby I was lucky enough to make into a career,\u201d she continued, adding that she\u2019ll \u201cidentify as a songwriter forever.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m grateful for all the years of fun, community and wonder,\u201d the songstress wrote, expressing \u201cEndless gratitude to anyone who has ever listened and vibrated with my music and attended any of my shows.\u201d <\/p>\n The \u201cI\u2019m Like a Bird\u201d hitmaker also thanked \u201cthose who have worked so hard to help me make my pop dreams come true on a creative and organizational level,\u201d as well as her \u201cbrilliant collaborators and loyal The announcement comes 25 years after the release of her debut album, \u201cWhoa, Nelly!\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n She rose to fame with her 2001 hit, \u201cI\u2019m Like a Bird.\u201d Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cThank you and goodnight!\u201d the SKIMS model <\/a>concluded the post.<\/p>\n Page Six has reached out to a rep for Furtado for further comment.<\/p>\n Fans flooded to the \u201cPromiscuous\u201d singer\u2019s comments thread to congratulate Furtado on the milestone. <\/p>\n \u201cForever an icon,\u201d one follower wrote, while another chimed in, \u201cWhy am I crying? \ud83d\ude2d\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cNelly we need you \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udc95,\u201d a third lamented, with a fourth adding, \u201c25 Years later and you are STILL as ICONIC as Ever \u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n The SKIMS model endured online body-shaming over her figure and costume choices. BACKGRID<\/p>\n She hit back at trolls with a pointed fashion statement in August. WireImage<\/p>\n Amid online body-shaming attacks over\u00a0her onstage outfits and body, <\/a>Furtado subsequently made a pointed fashion statement <\/a>while headlining Manchester Pride\u00a0in August.<\/p>\n She stepped on stage\u00a0in an oversized optical illusion T-shirt with a cartoon hourglass body outline in a cinched up crop top, miniskirt and belt reading \u201cWhoa Nelly.\u201d<\/p>\n The back of the cartoon-emblazoned shirt read, \u201cBetter than ever\u201d in a tattoo font. <\/p>\n Furtado wished fans a \u201cbody neutral 2025\u201d in January. Getty Images<\/p>\n She wrote that she\u2019d \u201cexperienced new levels of self -love and genuine confidence from within.\u201d BACKGRID<\/p>\n The Canadian hitmaker <\/a>modeled the look with a sultry pair of bedazzled fishnet stockings and knee-high go-go boots. <\/p>\n In January 2025, the singer took to Instagram with a body-positive message<\/a>, alongside a pair of bikini selfies. <\/p>\n \u201cHAVE A BODY NEUTRAL 2025, \ud83d\ude09, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE WITH EVERY INCH OF YOUR HEART \u2665\ufe0fTHANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES THIS YEAR \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u201d she captioned the pics, adding that she\u2019d \u201cexperienced new levels of self -love and genuine confidence from within.\u201d <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t
champions.\u201d <\/p>\n