It seems like this year’s Coachella is high on the drama! After the music festival made headlines as rap star Kanye West pulled out of it, The Weeknd has been tapped down to replace Kanye West as a Sunday headliner at the music festival later this month.
However, The Weeknd has rumored to have threatened to pull out if he is not paid the same money as Kanye West. The rapper was set to take in a whopping $8 million along with a production fee of $500,000. However, the singer is not quite happy with the amount offered to him and might pull out if the organizers fail to meet the requirements.
Is The Weeknd Not Going To Perform At Coachella This Year?
The organizers have further confirmed that The Weeknd and popular music supergroup Swedish House Mafia will be taking over Kanye West’s slots. No exact explanation has been given on why the rapper bailed in the music gig just two weeks before the show. Here is the artist lineup that has been further confirmed on social media. However, will fans get to see The Weeknd with the rumor doing the rounds?
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An insider source has claimed that Phil Anschutz, who owns the Coachella Festival through AEG Live planned to hold on to West’s money and pay The Weeknd an amount that is far less in comparison, which was a few million. The festival wanted to pocket the rest of the money. However, the negotiations have not gone as planned, and now The Weeknd is demanding an equal amount.
Kanye West repeatedly wants to step down for a while and wants to get help while healing himself after some of his angry breakdowns have raised concern. As an insider has claimed, the rapper’s Coachella act stands canceled as he has not been rehearsing or putting on a production. The rapper has earlier taken some severe diss at his ex-wife’s current beau Pete Davidson. Not to forget how one of his newest music video talks about kidnapping the SNL star. This kind of outburst has led to an Instagram suspension for 24 hours, and his performance was also pulled out from this year’s Grammys.
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