Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Toronto rapper Drake has scrapped his early-July European concert dates and flown home to Canada, to be by his mother's side as she undergoes emergency surgery for an undisclosed ailment, music website NME.com reported Thursday. more info

The Mirror — Drake is postponing his 10-city European tour because his mother is undergoing surgery. more info

Starpulse — Rapper Drake has been forced to pull out of plans to tour Europe so he can be by his sick mother's side as she undergoes "emergency" surgery for a mystery illness. The Best I Ever Had hit-maker w... more info

VH1 News — Drake announced on Thursday (July 1) that he'll postpone the European leg of his Away From Home Tour, set to begin Friday, to tend to his ailing mother. more info

ContactMusic — Rapper DRAKE has been forced to pull out of plans to tour Europe so he can be by his sick mother's side as she undergoes "emergency" surgery for a mystery illness.The Best... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Poor Drake: The Canadian rapper/ Degrassi star has had to reschedule the last leg of his European Away From Home Tour to actually return home, where a family emergency has required the star to be with his family. Drake’s official statement on hi... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Rapper Drake has been forced to cancel the European leg of his Home Away From Home Tour due to a family emergency. The situation involved his mother, who needed surgery and the cancellations could not be avoided, according to the rap... more info

Pitchfork — NME reports that Drake has canceled a planned European tour because of his mother's health. In a statement, the world-conquering rapper says, "Despite my best hopes, it is apparent that my mother will need surgery earlier than anticipated. In ligh... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Drake and Chris Brown finally have more than Rihanna in common - the two stars have joined forces in the studio. more info

NME — Rapper is forced to rush home after his mother is taken ill more info