Taio Cruz to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Cruz fans. Speculation had been rife that the British rapper best known for hit songs like Hangover, Dynamite or Break Your Heart, will announce his retirement from music, at age 40, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 09/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a rapper isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper-singer-producer-business man just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouTaio
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouTaio was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouTaio.”
— @DesireePlum, 8 Jan 2026
“Didn't Taio Cruz retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 8 Jan 2026
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