LAS VEGAS (CelebrityAccess) — Lovers & Pals, a one-day competition that includes a full slate of hip-hop and R&B, canceled simply hours earlier than it was set to start out as a result of doubtlessly harmful climate.

In a submit shared by the competition group early Saturday morning, organizers mentioned:

Saturday’s Lovers & Pals Pageant on the Las Vegas Pageant Grounds has been canceled.

Lovers & Pals Pageant organizers have been monitoring the climate for a number of days and proactively getting ready for a windy Saturday. Nonetheless, the Nationwide Climate Service has now issued a Excessive Wind Warning, together with harmful 30-35 mph sustained winds with gusts doubtlessly greater than 60 mph. Following recommendation from the Nationwide Climate Service and in session with native public officers, we should make the most secure choice for our followers, artists, and workers, and cancel tomorrow’s Lovers & Pals Pageant.

This was an extremely heartbreaking choice to make as we’re conscious that followers have traveled from all around the world to take pleasure in this unimaginable lineup of superstars and have been trying ahead to this occasion for a number of months. We’ve labored arduous to create a tremendous occasion for you, and we’re simply as dissatisfied as you might be.

The competition, which was produced by Dwell Nation and Redrock Leisure, featured a lineup that included headliners Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, and Usher, amongst others.

In accordance with the competition group, followers who bought tickets straight by way of Entrance Gate will recieve a refund inside 30 days.