Christina Aguilera Tour Cancelled

Christina Aguilera North American summer tour has been cancelled indefinitely to give the singer more time to rehearse for the performances.

After a three year hiatus, the “Beautiful” hitmaker returns to the music scene with a new album, Bionic, dropping next month. Xtina had been due to kick off her trek in July, but now promoters have pushed the dates all the way back until 2011.

While there are some ramblings about poor tickets sales, representatives from Live Nation are citing Aguilera’s heavy work schedule for the cancellation, revealing she needs more time to prepare.

“The singer felt she needed more time to rehearse the show and with less than a month between the album release and tour date this wasn’t possible,” a representative said in a statement Tuesday.

We should mention that Aguilera — whose latest music video “Not Myself Tonight” was almost universally panned — has been plagued by reports that her new sexed-up image was inspired by pop “It Girl of the Hour,” Lady Gaga.

Ticket refunds for the Bionic Tour are available from the point of purchase.