Kanye West Walked Away From $8.5 Million Coachella Paycheck By Quitting Festival — Report

Coachella music festival has become one of the largest music gatherings in the world, bringing together some 120,000 fans to watch more than 150 acts spanning every genre imaginable. But one constant throughout this year’s three-day event, which runs on two consecutive weekends — and featured Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia with the Weeknd as headliners — was the seeming popularity of Fender guitars.Gearheads were first to take notice of the market penetration that Fender had at the festival, with some reasoning that the brand is a favorite of indie-rock bands, which have typically been a big draw for Coachella crowds.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIf you missed out on catching the first weekend of Coachella from the comfort of your own home, and want to catch up after reading all about it… you’re probably in luck, if your interest is in the roughly 25 artists whose sets will be livestreamed in a more limited weekend-2 webcast lineup.Twenty-six attractions will have their full sets livestreamed as part of the “Coachella Curated” programming happening through Sunday. Full follow-up sets going out online include performances by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, the teaming of the Weeknd with Swedish House Mafia, Doja Cat, Anitta, Baby Keem and Brockhampton, along with a partial set from 88rising, all on the festival’s YouTube channel 1.

Model Sarah Talabi is responding to various rumors that she was getting cozy with Timothee Chalamet at 2022 Coachella this past weekend.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns with a line-up packed full of contemporary music’s best and brightest, from headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd to fiery young upstarts like Koffee, Amyl and the Sniffers and Rina Sawayama. We’ve already rounded up the 12 acts you shouldn’t miss if you’re heading to Indio for either Weekend 1 (15-17 April) or Weekend 2 (22-24 April) this year, but now it’s time to look back at previous editions of the festival and the high bar set by the music legends who’ve graced the stage in years gone by.

Coachella attendees have spoken to NME about who they believe should’ve replaced Kanye West on the line-up, and how they feel about the rapper pulling out of the festival.After a year which saw him banned from the 2022 Grammys and banned from Instagram, Kanye decided to exclude himself from America’s biggest music festival, just 11 days before he was set to headline.News of his departure was followed by the announcement that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia would replace him on the line-up, closing out Sunday night on both this weekend (April 15 – 17) and next weekend (April 22 – 24) of the festival which takes place in Indio, California.“I feel like he’s dealing with some demons and anyone who needs support, we should give them that grace,” Emma McCardell, a 26-year-old attendee from Seattle, Washington said when asked about Kanye’s drop from the line-up. “If people need space, let them have their space.”Her partner, James who is also 26, shared in that sentiment.

LIVE – Updated at 05:46After a two-year absence, Coachella finally makes its highly-anticipated return today (15 April). Located in Indio, California, the desert festival has gained popularity over the years for its glitzy Instagram-worthy dress code and major celebrity guest sightings. Before the pandemic shut down large-scale music events, Coachella’s 2019 top-billed performers covered the musical spectrum with Childish Gambino’s hip-hop, Ariana Grande’s pop, and Tame Impala’s alternative indie.

LIVE – Updated at 22:55Following a three-year interruption, Coachella finally makes its highly-anticipated return today (15 April). Located in Indio, California, the desert festival has gained popularity over the years for its glitzy Instagram-worthy dress code and major celebrity guest sightings.

Coachella has locked down their headliners! The official Instagram account for the music festival announced that Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd would replace Kanye «Ye» West at this year's festival — joining Billie Eilish and Harry Styles — as the headliners.“The Party & The After Party,” the caption read next to an updated image of the tour poster (see below for full list of performers).  The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, took to his own Instagram account to share the news with the same image. The “Save Your Tears” singer opted for no caption.

Thania Garcia Welcome back, Coachella!Three long years after Indio, California welcomed the last festival in the desert, around 125,000 fans will finally be returning to the Empire Polo Grounds and the surrounding cities. Palm Springs, La Quinta, and Thermal will welcome guests with a myriad of unofficial Coachella events, like Galore Ranch hosted by Tyga, and Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry, Day Club Palm Springs and much more.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns with a line-up packed full of contemporary music’s best and brightest, from headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd to fiery young upstarts like Koffee, Amyl and the Sniffers and Rina Sawayama. We’ve already rounded up the 12 acts you shouldn’t miss if you’re heading to Indio for either Weekend 1 (15-17 April) or Weekend 2 (22-24 April) this year, but now it’s time to look back at previous editions of the festival and the high bar set by the music legends who’ve graced the stage in years gone by.

headlined by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd (replacing Kanye West after he dropped out last minute), are taking place April 15-17 and 22-24 But while many revelers will party through the night, Ghafarinia will wake up each day around 7 a.m. to primp and get dressed, before hitting a series of “brand activations” and parties, filming makeup tutorials and “running around creating content” to share with her 186,000 followers on Instagram.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor a decade, YouTube has been the best way to experience the Coachella festival without actually being there, and that will continue this weekend.According to an announcement on Monday, the streaming giant will livestream both weekends of the festival — April 15-17 and April 22-24 — via desktop, mobile or the YouTube Music app, with three different simultaneous livestream feeds of different stages and performers.The company has also doubled down on its offerings, with artist interviews, behind-the-scenes content and sweepstakes, pre-parties and more, and this year virtual festival-goers will have the opportunity to purchase exclusive Coachella and artist merchandise via YouTube Shopping and interact with one another in real-time through YouTube’s Live Chat. Along with headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia featuring the Weeknd, the Coachella 2022 lineup also includes Lil Baby, Daniel Caesar, Phoebe Bridgers, Big Sean, Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage, Danny Elfman, Doja Cat, Joji, Run the Jewels and many more.Weekend 1 Festival Livestream (April 15-17)The livestream program, being co-hosted by Joe Kay, Quenlin Blackwell, Therapy Gecko, and Veronica De La Cruz, starts at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST on Friday, April 15 and runs through Monday evening, April 18, including replays.Weekend 2 Coachella Curated Livestream (April 22-24)Hosted by Joe Kay and Veronica De La Cruz, Coachella Curated deep dives into the stories of some of today’s artists.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns with a line-up packed full of contemporary music’s best and brightest, from headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd to fiery young upstarts like Koffee, Amyl and the Sniffers and Rina Sawayama. We’ve already rounded up the 12 acts you shouldn’t miss if you’re heading to Indio for either Weekend 1 (15-17 April) or Weekend 2 (22-24 April) this year, but now it’s time to look back at previous editions of the festival and the high bar set by the music legends who’ve graced the stage in years gone by.

Kanye Westdropped out of Coachella, organizers announced that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia would be taking over his slots- and drama quickly ensued behind the scenes. According to Page Six, Coachella organizers tried to pay The Weeknd less than Ye, and the singer demanded to receive the same $8.5 million paycheck, threatening to pull out “an hours notice.”Ye dropped out of Coachella on April 4th, just two weeks before the first weekend.

The Coachella drama continues.

Kendall Jenner had a very inneresting reaction to her former brother-in-law Kanye West being replaced for Coachella!

for when “Jesus Walks.“Amid news of Kanye West dropping out as headliner, Coachella has revealed that the Grammy-winner will be replaced by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia at the upcoming event. Coachella organizers tweeted the updated lineup in a Wednesday morning tweet.