Outspoken British rock star Morrissey has canceled two weekend shows in the United States due to a "credible threat on his life."

Singer cancels shows in Connecticut and Massachusetts out of ‘abundance of caution’, days after threat also issued in Ottawa

The 66-year-old former frontman of The Smiths was scheduled to perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on Friday and at MGM Music Hall in Boston the next day.