Sommo no-show: Why did singer-songwriter Alex Warren pull out of a P.E.I. festival this month?

ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaSommo no-show: Why did singer-songwriter Alex Warren pull out of a P.E.I. festival this month?5 hours agoDuration 2:325 hours agoNewsDuration 2:32With less than two weeks to go before the start of the 2025 Sommo Festival, organizers announced that singer-songwriter Alex Warren would no longer be performing. The festival and singer have shared different reasons as to why Warren had to cancel, including in a TikTok video (pictured). The CBC’s Taylor O’Brien breaks down for CBC’s Sheehan Desjardins what both parties are saying.Related Stories HARDY, Cody Johnson to headline P.E.I. country music festival next summer Some cyclists drop out of Gran Fondo P.E.I. event after Air Canada strike disrupts travel New movie inspired by Nova Scotia singer’s music to premiere at TIFF Canadian musicians worry about their careers as TikTok Canada closes down P.E.I.’s burn ban will extinguish fire acts at Charlottetown Busker FestivalMore from NewsVideo1:12#TheMoment a dog was rescued after 2 days on the side of the cliffThe National 23 minutes agoVideo2:05TIFF battling Venice, Telluride film festivals for major premieresThe National 26 minutes agoVideo2:01England moves to ban sale of energy drinks to kids under 16The National 27 minutes agoVideo1:54Giorgio Armani, global fashion industry icon, dead at 91The National 27 minutes agoVideo2:09Lapu-Lapu Day report recommends new safety measuresThe National 27 minutes agoTrending NowVideo1:58CEO apologizes for taking hat from boy at U.S. OpenThe National September 2Video2:26Court documents shed new light on case of missing N.S. childrenCBC News Nova Scotia August 22Video0:27Watch the moment Ontario Premier Doug Ford dumps a bottle of Crown Royal whiskyCBC News Windsor September 2Video2:40Trump threatens to send National Guard to more citiesThe National August 25Video1:50Meet Matéo, the 6-year-old Quebecer who boards a plane to school every daySeptember 2now