Rihanna Cancels Performance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Rihanna will not be performing at this year's highly anticipated Victoria's Secret fashion show, the company announced today.

British singer Ellie Goulding will be taking her place, joining Selena Gomez and Grammy Award Nominated The Weeknd. According to People.com Rihanna was forced to cancel her performance from the lingerie showcase as she is pre-occupied with finishing her new album, Anti. Meanwhile Ellie's new album, Delirium, drops Nov. 6.

Veteran angels (Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, Lily Aldridge) and 10 new Angels (Stella Maxwell, Kate Grigorieva, Taylor Hill, Elsa Hosk, Martha Hunt, Jac Jagaciak, Lais Ribeiro, Sara Sampaio, Romee Strijd, Jasmine Tookes) will all be a part of the iconic show. In addition Victoria's Secret PINK model Rachel Hilbert and recently announced model Gigi Hadid will also strut their stuff.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show tapes tapes Nov. 10 and will be broadcast Dec. 8 at 10 p.m. on CBS and 180 countries from around the world.


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