Michael Franti, a Bay Area musician and former Stern Grove headliner, is “vehemently” denying engaging in nonconsensual behavior toward a younger female musician. A forthcoming music cruise in Mexico that Franti was set to headline has been canceled.

San Francisco-based singer, songwriter, and activist Michael Franti has denied the allegations of s*xual abuse and grooming made by musician Victoria Canal last week.

The Slowly, It Dawns artist recounted her harrowing experience involving a “very powerful, decades-older man” recently on Instagram. As mentioned earlier, Victoria Canal asserted that the person invited her after discovering her on the internet. In her own words, the singer-songwriter posted:

An upcoming concert cruise has been canceled amid allegations about one of the performers.

Following the abrupt cancellation of the Soulshine At Sea tour on August 17, singer Michael Franti from Spearhead has opened up about abuse allegations.

The sold-out 2025 Soulshine at Sea Cruise has been canceled amid mounting controversy surrounding its host and headliner, Michael Franti.