Lana Del Rey latest to postpone Israel show

US singer Lana Del Rey interacts with her guitarist as she performs at Britain's Glastonbury Festival on June 28, 2014. Del Ray is the latest Western musician to call off a concert in Israel as security fears from the Gaza conflict take a toll o
US singer Lana Del Rey interacts with her guitarist as she performs at Britain's Glastonbury Festival on June 28, 2014. Del Ray is the latest Western musician to call off a concert in Israel as security fears from the Gaza conflict take a toll on the entertainment industry. -- PHOTO:  AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Lana Del Rey has become the latest Western musician to call off a concert in Israel as security fears from the Gaza conflict take a toll on the entertainment industry.

The US pop balladeer, whose latest album Ultraviolence debuted at No. 1 on the US charts, had been scheduled to play her first concert in Israel at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena on August 20.

But the date was no longer on her website. Her opening act, Iowa-born singer-songwriter Max Jury, tweeted over the weekend that "unfortunately" the show with Del Rey "has been postponed" but that it would be rescheduled.

A representative for Del Rey did not immediately answer a request for comment.

Artists as diverse as folk rock legend Neil Young, 1990s boy band the Backstreet Boys and thrash metal mainstays Megadeth have all called off shows in Israel due to the deadly conflict with Hamas.

Industry publication Billboard quoted concert promoters as estimating losses of US$10 million (S$12.5 million) to US$20 million due to cancellations in Israel.

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