Grammy-nominated singer quits music, scraps album 2 years in the making

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After four Grammy nominations and a No. 1 song, Iggy Azalea is silencing her music career. The Australian-born rapper took to social media on Wednesday to announce the news, saying her heart is just not in the music world anymore. Instead, she's shifting her focus to "design."

In a lengthy message, Iggy denied being "bullied" out of music and discussed her plans to scrap an album that she'd been working on for nearly two years. 

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"I've always been someone who finds my joy in being creative & seeing my ideas come to life. For a long time I used music to deliver my big crazy ideas to the world," Iggy Azalea began a message about her decision to pull the plug on her music career. "I know a lot of people have this idea that I was 'bullied away from music' and that's something I've always laughed at because I'd never be bullied out of anything! In fact, I'm too stubborn. I think I've even resisted changes within myself at times, purely because I don't like being viewed as someone who quits."

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Iggy Azalea went on to explain that song writing isn't her forte. 

"In truth what I've known for a long time is that I feel more passionately about design and creative direction than I do about song writing," she penned. "To many of you that's no shock to read. It shows in my work.  Haha! Jokes aside, I do spend a lot more time on that part of things… because I'm most confident at that."

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TMZ reports that Iggy Azalea was working with imprisoned rapper Tory Lanez for much of 2022 on her new album. Then, in 2023, the "Fancy" rapper implied that she'd be releasing new music, but nothing came of it. Now, she says, nothing will — That album will go unreleased.

"I'm not going to finish my album," she wrote. "It's been paused for a few months while I was giving direction for a different project & in truth I just haven't felt the urge to go back to it. I feel really happy & passionate in my day to day life when my minds focused on that and so I want to stick to what's undeniably best for me."

She continued, "Can't wait to start sharing some of the things I've been involved in creating & hoping you'll see my quirk & humor in anything I touch!" 

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Iggy Azalea knew that her announcement would sadden fans of her music, which she was apologetic about.

"I know for some fans this probably makes you feel a little deflated – I'm sorry to let you down," she said. "But, it's more important I don't let myself down. I hope you'll understand."