Rihanna fears the Zika virus and has cancelled her appearance at the Lollapalooza Colombia music festival due to the deadly virus prevalent in the Latin American region.

On Sunday, sources dropped Rihanna's name as the performer who made a last-minute cancellation of her performance for the September 18th event. The said decision is said to have made matters difficult for organizers who were not able to find a replacement for her thus causing the cancellation of the whole event.

In an announcement written in Spanish, Lollapalooza Colombia informed, "Following the cancellation of the headliner hours before the announcement of the line-up, leading to major difficulties in finding a suitable replacement, festival organisers have been forced to cancel the first Lollapalooza Colombia."

The organizers further assured fans that tickets for the said event will be reimbursed.

"The organisers wish to express their deep appreciation to all the fans who supported the festival since day one, as well as the sponsors and media partners. We hope to return in the future to realise this first edition of Lollapalooza in the country."

Aside from the Work crooner, artists like Lana Del Rey, Disclosure, Cage the Elephant, Anderson .Paak, Silversun Pickups, Matt and Kim, and The Chainsmokers were set to perform during the music extravaganza.

Started in 1991 as a touring event, the Lollapalooza has now expanded outside the US and has been held in Chile, Argentina, Germany and Brazil.

Meanwhile, Rihanna's dating life has been under the limelight lately as she is reportedly dating again Canadian rapper and music collaborator, Drake. The two were last seen partying in London last Friday.

Although, the rapper had a short fling with Hailey Baldwin, sources said he is in for something romantic with the Diamonds songstress.

"They are still dating. Things get more serious when they're in the same place."