Shakira has been forced to cancel her forthcoming award show appearances in the US for "personal" reasons

Taking to her Twitter account on Monday (07.11.16), she said: "Due to personal matters, I won't be able to travel to Las Vegas & LA to attend the @LatinGRAMMYs or the @AMAs this year.

"I will be accompanying @carlosvives in spirit @LatinGRAMMYs, celebrating this incredible year that we've shared together with #LaBicicleta (sic)."

Although the 39-year-old singer refused to elaborate further on the reasons behind her cancellation, the curly-haired beauty recently admitted that her husband Gerard Pique's busy soccer schedule means she's regularly anchored down in Barcelona.

She said: "It's like being married to a soldier, except that he doesn't die in battle.

"Gerard is anchored to Barcelona and can't travel - they get a few days off a month, but otherwise he has to be there for his team every day pretty much, training and playing matches.

"This has been a learning curve for me, because I like to travel a lot and I'm like, 'What do you mean, you can't go? Let's go!' "

Despite her frustration, Shakira is keen for her sons Milan, three, and Sasha, 22 months, to grow up playing sports.

She explained: "But it's interesting too, because I have been playing solo for all of my life and it's very different to live with a person who has to think about his team and be mindful of them as well as of himself. That's why I want my kids to learn all about sports even if they don't end up doing it professionally - the way it shapes the personality of children is just fantastic."