Renowned international singer\u00a0 and songwriter, Hikaru Utada<\/strong>, who is set to release her new album This Is The One<\/strong><\/em> on May 12th (Island Def Jam Music Group), has been forced to postpone her promotions to launch the album along with a series of in-store appearances.\u00a0 The 26 year-old artist, who had planned to arrive today May 11th to promote and drive the album release, has been diagnosed with an acute case of left relapsing peritonsillitis.<\/p>\n Utada, who is Japan’s best selling artist ever, was set to make highly anticipated in-store appearances in New York City, Los\u00a0 Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, and Honolulu to promote the May 12th album.\u00a0 Upon consultation with doctors and a brief hospitalization, she’s been advised not to travel or use her voice for at least two weeks.\u00a0 A full recovery is expected.<\/p>\n According to the artist\u2019s representative, “Utada was very much looking forward to sharing her new album with her U.S fans and is very disappointed that her illness has forced her to postpone these promotional activities.\u00a0 She looks forward to rescheduling them as soon as she can.”<\/p>\n